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 ABOUTfeatured: 30 Best Snorkeling Blogs Fun Ways to enjoy the caribbeanApr 27, 10 Comments Off
Hey gang, how is everything in your neck of the woods?? I had my normal day off marathon and am very relived to be sitting here for once doing nothing!! I met a friend at Saint Joris this morning at 7:30 and he helped me with my new trail for two hours and we had to leave because of the heat! I carried in six liters of water and we used it all, it was that hot!! Once I got home I had to take our three little cuties outside to pee and then carried them upstairs where they played and played for the next hour and a half. After finally falling down one by one from exhaustion I was able to again put them to bed and go do my “honey do list” of chores around town which took around an hour and a half. At 4:00 I took off on a two and a half hour mountain bike ride and finally for once this week I felt very strong and had a great ride, makes a big difference when you don’t dive and then go ride. Aimee is upstairs watching t.v. with all three little treasures asleep in her lap, they are so tired they can’t even move!!
This is a Coccoloba uvifera or as we call it here a Seagrape. This is a plant that is not only highly tolerant of salt it is also very drought tolerant making it a perfect plant for the Caribbean. It is a sprawling evergreen shrub or small tree that reaches a maximum height of 8 meters or (26 feet), but most specimens are little more than 2 meters (6.6 feet) tall. It’s named Seagrape because of the edible large grape-like clusters. The fruit contains a large pit that takes up most of the fruit which can be very frustrating if your at all hungry! This is a brand new baby leaf growing out of the same opening as the large adult leaf, it’s really a beautiful plant that for the most park gets overlooked quite often.
Many, many thanks to everyone that wrote and said they bought one or multiple copies of the May issue of Sport Diver with my picture on the cover, I really appreciate the support! Off to bed, see you tomorrow, Barry
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