We started by driving up to the scenic overlook, so that we could see the progress being made on the new casino...
As we planned to go swimming, we dressed accordingly
They have poured a lot of concrete around the worker's housing.
The casino was started in June and not much has been done. There is still a large sign stating that the casino will open in 2009.
Here is an interesting plant we saw on our ride (we took a back road from the casino site down towards the airport). The leaves are slowly turning red--or perhaps they were red and are slowly turning green...
We saw a lot of fenced parcels of land along the dirt road we took. I would hate to be the 'bush cutter' assigned to keep the jungle away from all of these fence lines!
Here is the brand-new fence that was installed near the blow-hole just a few months ago... no one would even know there is a chain-link fence under that mass of jungle!
Terri can just barely be seen as she races along Runway Able
As we went to cool-off with a swim in the ocean, we discovered some spear fishermen getting ready to head out to sea. They all had home-made spear-guns made of wood, a 4' long steel rod used as a spear, and some rubber straps (perhaps from inner-tubes or something), used to power the steel spear. They also had a length of metal wire they tied around their waist to hold the fish they spear while in the ocean. We watched as they paddled out of site, beyond the reef, and into the deep blue ocean...
We also discovered a merman at the beach! We simply assumed that he was discovered coming out of the ocean, as he seemed to love the water.
We tried to see if the spear fishermen were still alive and well, but couldn't see them. I had asked them if they see any sharks-- after all, they spear fish, and then hang them around their waist, quite a feast for a shark-- they said they saw sharks all the time, but were never bothered by them... hmmm
This once open road is slowly closing in...
And this open ground was once a jungle! It is hard to see, but there is a large military vehicle right in the middle of the picture!
When Liz and I were here taking pictures, we had to climb through waist-high prickers to get a shot of this vehicle! Not long after that, it was head high! Someone has been hard at work beating back the jungle.
We arrived home without incident... I only had to stop and fix my bike two or three times! Terri's bike always seems to run perfectly... perhaps it is bad luck, or just more weight, I don't know. But, in spite of the abuse we give our bikes with all the back roads we take, we always seem to make it back in one piece.
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