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| The Grand Bay Hotel & Resort |
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| Grand Bay Hotel Overlooking the Lagoon |
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| View of the Marina and Anchorage in the Lagoon |
We spent the last two days at Marina Puerto de la Navidad enjoying the
amenities of the Grand Bay Hotel & Resort including its fine restaurants,
swimming pools, and gardens.
We walked around
the extensive grounds and cooled off in the swimming pool(s), taking several
turns down the water slide.
Leonard flew down
the slide on his back, careening around a bend, then dropped into the
pool below – thankfully the end-wall of the slide was padded! After a few laps in the pool, it was time for some
refreshing drinks.
We swam up to the bar
stools in the shallow end of the pool and ordered our drinks; it was great fun
sitting on stools built into the pool below the waterline, it probably didn’t matter
if anyone spilled their drink!
The
restaurants at the hotel are also fun and include formal, casual, and
buffet-style venues overlooking the marina and lagoon.
Another option is the early dinner buffet
served outdoors near the pool accompanied with romantic music performed by local
musicians.
One evening we had the pleasure of
attending a special fiesta buffet dinner held in the garden,
complete with a mariachi band – tables were set up in the garden with fine
linens and the buffet included salads, main dishes, and desserts.
The following day was my Birthday and Leonard
had ordered a delicious lemon tart from the local French Baker who delivers
baked goods and special orders to boaters just about every day.
As fortune would have it, friends David and
Barbara from Bainbridge Island, Washington stopped by to say hello, they had
just arrived in the area and saw our boat.
We had met them during the Baja Ha Ha Rally and were happy to see them
again.
We welcomed them aboard to
partake in the freshly baked lemon tart which was absolutely delicious!
The next day, friends Doug and Lynn from
Victoria, BC came over for movie night and helped us finish off the lemon tart,
a nice finale to our stay at Marina de la Navidad.
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| Pleasing Architecture at The Grand Bay Hotel |
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| Heading to the Pool |
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| The Water Slide |
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| Leonard Careening Down the Slide |
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