splish Splash

Today, after a recuperating nap (we got back to Tooli's apartment at 750 ....  We were heading off on new adventures 

a Joint Retirement and 'big' birthday celebration for me and Her da 

Tooli took us for two nights to Banana Island 

There is a fancy port where you arrive and someone takes the bags from you the minute you step out of the car 

Then you are ushered through the marble reception to the departure gate 

On to the beautiful catamaran and welcomed on board by the captain and a multitude of crew.

A thirty minute sail and you arrive at Banana Island .  It was a pretty rough sail the waves were high but I focused on the information screen and ignored the noise of others vomitting 

As you are guided off the boat the.welcome.staff are clapping and banging drums for you ... And you are literally sprayed with rose water.  It's quite Fantasy Island ...

A.man came running up to us... Elidihi?  I am Arman I am your host.  I am on call for you 24 7   your villa is not quite ready but I have transport here and I will take you anywhere you would like

We declined his offer and said we would sit on the beach until it was ready.   15 minut s later it was 

He arrived with his golf buggy to take us the 100 yards.  Beautiful house. The bed was decorated incorrectly for my birthday. Some idiot had written 60 ... But I was able to change the bamboo letters to the correct 48

Then a bowl of fruit arrived 

Then a cake (also with the wrong age) we troughed the cake like the pigs we are and all jumped in our private pool

YES WE HAD A POOL OF OUR OWN WITH NO ONE OVERLOOKING IT

After a bit of a swim and pool games (diving for stones.... Laying flat on our backs.....closing our eyes and trying to find each other 

We entertained ourselves with the bathroom - massive room: this bath and two sinks and two cubicles, one with a toilet the other with a rainfall shower which could drown you easily 


This was Tooli up to her neck in bath just before she looked up and saw the mirror

We had a very late dinner which was odd because they said we had to come at 915 because they were so busy ... But we arrived to around four tables and still had to wait 

Food  was lovely once it arrived 

Then we wanted to go to the floating bar but sadly it was not opened because of the wind....but Tooli's new friend Inwidgen arrived with his golf buggy and.drove us up there and then drove us back.   Absolute perfection