July 4th (sorry it took so long)

Let me just get something straight with you. We do not really celebrate July 4th. That doesn't mean we don't like our country or anything. Its just that we believe that Independence Day in 1776, was totally irrelevant to African Americans. Sure America, as a whole, gained it's independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Yet, what about the African slaves? Where was their independence? However, someone from my dad's job was kind enough to invite us to their barbecue. So, we made a exception this fourth of July.

The barbecue was very nice. They had a wonderful selection of food there as well. They even grilled some Boca burgers for us. Mr. and Mrs. Viddict's house is made of concrete like ours. I think it is a Duplex as well. The house is set quietly by the beach. There is a sorta big wooded area in front of the house to protect them from strong Typhoon winds. You can still walk to the water from their house. They have a son named Aiden who Kemet likes to play with, too.

After the barbecue we all headed towards Maida Point. Maida Point is a super awesome snorkeling area. Unfortunately, we did not acquire the right shoes to go in the water. There were many sea urchins that would stick right through our water shoes. Kemet was lucky that though. He got to go in the mini blow-up boat they had and ride along (even though he could have swam cause someone lent us there snorkel set). Tsehai got into the boat, screamed a bit, and got out. In this slide show there are pictures of what I saw on the rocks I was sitting on. Kemet said he saw tako (pronounced ta-co which means octopus), and Nemo's and Dori's from the boat. However, he didn't see much either because he was too scared to get in the water. He told me he stuck his face in the water though.

Here is the link:

https://picasaweb.google.com/vincentprice74/MaidaPoint?authkey=Gv1sRgCKP5gqmHytrkjQE#slideshow/5630571090033487458