Tuesday, March
29th
9:00 AM – We are up and on our way to the buffet for
breakfast. We are in St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands today, with a tour
booked for this afternoon. We are planning to walk off the ship after breakfast
and explore a bit of the island on our own.
After another satisfying meal we head off the ship and end
up at an outdoor shopping mall very reminiscent of something you would find in
Vegas. Lots of high-end designer shops, including the smallest Louis Vuitton
store I’ve ever seen. You would be able to fit about 6 of these into the ones
in Vegas.
This is a beautiful island, no question, with all kinds of
different architecture. Some of it reminds me of Greece, some of it reminds me
of anytown USA. I don’t claim to know a bunch about this area, but there is
clearly some poverty here, and judging by the size and number of yachts in the
harbour, a ridiculous amount of money too. I’m guessing poor locals and a lot
of very, very rich expats. Boats as far as the eye can see.
After an hour of wandering around town we head back to the
room to rest for a little while before lunch and our tour. We are getting on a
Kon-Tiki boat and touring the harbour a little before stopping at a beach for
some swimming and whatever the Hell else you do on a beach. The water here is
simply stunning, blue and clear.
1:20 PM – We board our boat and head out onto the water,
where we are entertained by a Steel Drum Calypso band as we make our way to the
beach. We have an hour or so to spend on the beach, almost all of which we
spend in the warm-but-not-tropically-so water. There are fish that swim right
up to us while we are swimming. It’s a
really neat experience.
I find and try to eat whatever the heck this is. It fell
from the trees above.
At the end of our time as we get back onto the boat, we
notice something we hadn’t expected: A St. Thomas wedding. Casual dress only J
The best dressed person on the beach was the kid on the left
with the bow tie.
5:20 PM – After returning to the ship, just 10 minutes
before last call, we change clothes and then hit another one of the “free”
dining rooms, called Savor, for another fantastic meal that doesn’t cost us a
cent above our cruise fee. Tracey has a turkey dinner and I have prosciutto-wrapped
jumbo prawns and both are just fabulous.
Other than having to continually avoid the clutches of Lady
Death, this vacation has been just about perfect so far. The weather has been
much better than the forecast called for every day but our first night in Miami.
Fingers crossed it stays that way.
After dinner up to the pool to spend a little relaxation time
in the hot tub. We meet a lovely mid-20’s couple from Wisconsin and spend hours
trading stories of Wisconsin vs. Canada living. Long story short: we win. Big
time. And that’s long before even considering a Trump presidency.
9:00 PM – We get back to the room and I ask Tracey what time
it is, expecting to hear “Midnight”. Nope, just after 9 PM. I am so old.
But it WAS a pretty full day.
Tomorrow: an interesting diversion to our trip, a visit to
an entire island filled with Ravenclaw-robe-wearing, pocket protector sporting,
spectacled Harry Potter fanatics. It’s the Isle of British Virgins.
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