our weekend in st. thomas was spent much like the rest of the week...not doing much except visiting some beaches, pools, sights and eating. lots.
saturday was a 'one ship' day, so we opted to travel up to the world famous magean's bay beach (in the hopes that the offerings there would be more likely to be open). it's a trip to the other side of the island, through the middle this time, and so it's a route we haven't taken yet, which is always exciting - as i've previously mentioned - given the state of the roads, mountains and lack of signage.
we arrive at the beach to find it being populated with cruise ship go-ers, and we fall into a spot on the beach and bust out our kindles...more on that later...
unfortunately, the weather is not cooperating...and it rains on and off about every 10 to 15 minutes...we pick up our stuff every time, cover the kindles, shake off the towels and head under a pavilion until it lets up...and then back to set out our stuff again...and after the third time of doing that...we decide it's not worth being out here anymore (world famous beach or not...) we pack up and head back towards the condo, with a few planned stops on the way.the first is to the st. thomas dairy and their udder delite dairy bar - famous for its alcohol-infused milkshakes.
YUM! I got a "jacoco" - coconut ice cream, chocolate ice cream and kahlua. jason got the "udder delite" - almond crunch ice cream with amaretto.
we took our milkshakes up to our second stop - 'drake's seat' a viewing point in the mountains overlooking magean's bay...famous as being a lookout spot for sir francis drake. we parked for a bit - waiting out that darn rain again...
several safari taxis brought trucks full of cruise ship passengers...
and eventually it was raining lightly enough that we braved some pictures.
back to the condo for the rest of the afternoon, and we catch a glimpse of the cruise ship leaving port....
we get cleaned up for our final dinner on the island
at a restaurant overlooking town and the docks on the property of bluebeard's castle.
it was fun to be a part of the 'real' pirates of the caribbean history while here..there is a lot of pirate stuff to be bought and there are many tales about what is real and what is not and the stories of blackbeard and bluebeard and their rivalries, etc.
this was our one and only meal at a restaurant that was completely indoors. it was a beautiful setting and we enjoyed some fantastic food (escargot and seared ahi tuna sashimi for appetizers...shrimp creole and stuffed salmon for dinner...coconut flan and mango cheesecake for dessert). it did not feel appropriate to take pictures of our yummy food here...or even us at our table. so also for the first time during vacation, we didn't!
we checked out sunday morning and spent many hours the next day at the neighboring pool (though our resort's pool now had water in it and the big construction fences were gone, it still wasn't open...) jason made the mistake of attempting to take in more sun, and skipped the sunscreen. i always refer to him as 'my lobster', based on a 'friends' episode...and now, well...he really looks like one.
we hit lunch at w!kked again on our way to the airport...where we bid farewell to st. thomas with another large duty-free liquor purchase.
p.s. the redness of MY skin here pales in comparison to jason's entire body...
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