The mall up the street has two grocery stores - Coles and Bi-Lo of all things - they are from one of the Carolinas.
The Target does not have food stuff - not even paper towels or washing powder - speaking of paper towels - there is apparently a price war going on over here between the grocery stores on paper towers and toilet paper - big enough it made the news this morning.
It is very hot and at the last minute I took my hot weather shirts out of my suitcase - off to Target I went looking for something cool to wear. Dang - clothes are expensive here - makes Disney look cheap!! I went over to their "clearance rack" but wow - 25 bucks for a clearance t-shirt!! But...fear not - bargain hunter Jimmie zeroed in on a tiny red ticket stuck to the front of a shirt this lady was carrying thru the store - I knew right away there had to be a clearance rack somewhere that was not immediately visible!! Sure enough - there they hung beautiful COOL tank tops - who cares if they are really pjs - it is HOT and there are t-shirts thinner than this on the regular racks. I was ecstatic when I saw the tag 5.86!! Now that my friends is a bargain in the land down under - I got TWO of them and better yet - when I got to the checkout - they were 4.10!! Yes - my reputation as being cheap is still intact!!
Whew - we got our purchases home - had lunch - and off to the pool we went.
AHHHHHHH - nothing like a nice dip in the middle February and it felt wonderful! I also practiced for the snorkeling we are going to do tomorrow.
After our swim and chillin' by the pool - off we went back down to the oceanfront. Got some fabulous dark chocolate ice cream - yum - walked around a bit and back home to wait for Rachel.
On our way home - we saw these HUGE flying foxes (bats) - I mean HUGE - hanging in the trees. They are the size of the hawk that lives in our back yard at home. About the time we made it back to our hotel - they started flying towards the mountains - wave after wave of them. It's like being in a scary movie. Did I mention there is a FULL moon...the Batman theme song keeps running in my head each time I see one fly by.
Just waiting for a bat signal to appear.
We may rent a car - I'd like to see Coffee World - I love coffee and I love - well ya know - the picture speaks for itself...I'm curious to see if it lives up to the comparison they are making.
Well I'm tired - we have been walking around since Monday for 7-8 hours a day and my hips are really sore.
Rachel just arrived!! YEA!! Our circle is complete!! Going to get her fed and settled in.
Off to the Great Barrier Reef tomorrow for snorkeling, diving and scuba-dooing!!
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