Gitmo Travelogue, Tues & Wed, 15 & 16 Sep

Tuesday:
We went to the pool and I swam laps while Noreen read. After lunch, Noreen and I did laundry and then went to the Exchange to buy stuff for a BBQ that night. There was a light rain and after the worst of it was over, we went down and cooked burgers. After dinner, I sat out and tried to have a stogie, but the bugs attacked like crazy and I got chased in.

Wed:
Noreen cancelled my plane reservations so I can fly space-available back to Jax (much cheaper!). We went to the Exchange and bought me a cheap snorkling set (fins, mask, snorkel), and we went back to Windmill Beach. Windmill has a rocky bottom and because it's directly exposed to the Atlantic, it made for VERY hard swimming, but I had fun seeing the fish. It was also my first time snorkling, so I learned a few lessons the hard way (I didn't realize the mask covers your nose, ouch.). We had lunch at the Windjammer, a casual sit-down restaurant, kind of like a Denny's (sandwiches & burgers). We then hit the dive shop and I bought a buddy a Gitmo diving t-shirt and Noreen bought a book on identifying Gitmo shells. We tried to do dinner at the Bayview Club, which is in the old Officer's Club, but it was closed, so we came back to Noreen's room and had a pizza delivered.