Monday, June 29, 2015

life lately

Last week we had our first family members take the plunge into uncharted territory and visit GTMO! The winners are... Jim's dad and Ann Marie! They braved the one (sometimes sketchy) commercial airline that flies here, jumped through all the government hoops to get on base, and made it here without a hitch!  It's so hard to describe what visiting here is like. In a way, there's not much to do. I mean, we definitely are not making lists of all the new restaurants and recommendations we want to try. But in it's own way, GTMO has plenty to do, especially if you like semi-outdoorsy things. Luckily, they do, but Jim and I still spent most of the time leading up to their visit preparing them for the lack attractions and maybe more importantly, lack of internet. Don't come here thinking you'll work on vacay, folks! Better to undersell it and have then be surprised in a good way when they get here, right?  We all had a really great time visiting and showing them around.

We took a little trip to the Northeast Gate, which separates the base from the rest of  Cuba. A good little photo op, and we learned some little stories about the things that have happened there.
Northeast Gate


Jim & his Dad at Girl Scout Beach
Most of the rest of our trip was on the water - lots of boating, fishing, and some snorkeling attempts, although the visibility was terrible so we're pretty sure they don't believe us that the snorkeling is usually great here. We also showed off our (one) nice(ish) restaurant and went to Mongolian night, went to some of our favorite scenic overlook spots, and did some shopping - at our ultra fancy combined department store and grocery store.

Dad & Ann Marie on the ferry
It was so nice to have family here for a little bit and to show them around our new little home. After having people visit us in San Diego, I feel like we're letting people down with a trip here, but I think they still had a good time! Who's our next visitor?!

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