23 Feb, Wed.

Wed, 23 Feb. back into town today. i headed for the very western side of the island. it's a long way out there, and i took my snorkel gear with me, i thought i'd snorkel for my lunch break. i had more great conversations with business owners. i continue to be amazed at how willing they are to do whatever is necessary to clean up this island. most of them have lived her their whole lives, remember the slower, quieter, and cleaner days. they are all very open and warm people. this has been a great experience for me. i can spend up to 40min with them, they are so willing to share their stories and their suggestions as to what they think will work. later in the afternoon Abi and i took a walk into town and stopped along the way and had a SNOW CONE !!!! wow, did that bring back memories. one of the young guys there wanted to know if we were mother and daughter, :) this is not the first time, someone has commented on the 2 of us looking alike. actually, when i met Abi, i thought she looked a little bit like Heather; so i guess we would look alike. but, i keep telling these people that it's ok, as long as they don't ask me if i'm her GRANDMOTHER ! we get to go Lionfish hunting tomorrow ... we are all excited !