Secret Beach

With our condo we rented we were able to get 24 hours of a golf cart. We decided to head up to Secret Beach for the morning.

Since the kids don't really sleep in we went and tried out a breakfast place called Mesa, I ordered the coconut french toast and it was amazing. They were three pieces of giant homemade bread, covered in a coconut syrup with fresh bananas and pineapples- it was amazing. The kids ordered banana pancakes with a homemade chocolate syrup, and Dustin ordered a chorizo egg scramble- you really couldn't go wrong with anything ordered there! And the couple that owned it were originally from Houston too.

After breakfast we loaded up in the golf cart (quite the sight) and started the trek. The "Secret Beach" is on the north end of the island, and traveling by golf cart loaded with 6 people takes a bit of a hike. You start on the paved road, then end up on a gravel road traveling to the middle of nowhere. It really seemed like we were getting lost at certain points but we eventually made it. This beach was beautiful!! There were only two other small families out there so we had the whole place to ourselves (benefits of getting up early). Dustin swam out as far as he could and could still stand with the water touching hitting his waist the whole time. From Secret Beach you could also view Blackadore Caye, which is Leonardo Dicaprio's island that he will be developing. The views were amazing. Although once the kids saw their first jellyfish and experienced Sea Lice I think we lost their interest at the beach. They lasted till about noon- which was perfect. We drove all the way back home stopping at the butcher for some fresh ham for sandwiches, the fruit stand for avocado (they're huge compared to the US) tomato, and the bakers for a fresh loaf of bread. Sandwiches and swimming for the rest of the afternoon.

We tried our best with paddle boarding in the open ocean but the waves were pretty intense. For dinner we went with a local pizzeria- a fresh Hawaiian Pizza and swam the night away.