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When we woke up on Wednesday we were in St. Thomas. Our kayaking/hiking excursion had been cancelled because of all the heavy rain the last few days, so Timmy and I decided to just go to a beach and then go shopping. But first we went to breakfast in the dining room. Oh boy. There was this guy at the table we were seated at who was a complete idiot. He was one of those, “Oh yeah, well my story is better than yours,” types of people. Someone said they’d always wanted to go to New Zealand, then I’m Better Than You Guy says HE’S been to New Zealand, and it was SOOO much better than Australia, because the ENTIRE COUNTRY OF AUSTRALIA is nothing but Outback and desert – just like on tv! I said under my breath, “No it isn’t, you idiot,” but I didn’t bother to engage in conversation with him. Moron. Kayles, I thought you’d enjoy that story...
Timmy and I caught a taxi at the pier and asked the driver to take us to Sapphire Beach. Two reasons we picked Sapphire Beach: 1. Frommer’s said it was good and not as crowded as Magens Bay and 2. Timmy’s brother The Postman has a time-share there and said it was good. There was a family in the taxi with us that included the parents, three kids under the age of 10, an infant, and a nanny. I can’t even imagine what that vacation must be like. But I digress.
We got to the beach right around 9 am. It was practically deserted. Except for about 10 huge iguanas that were wandering around. Ahhhh.
The beach was beautiful. It turned out to be a wonderful sunny day. Timmy splashed around in the water for most of the morning (he saw a sea turtle!) while I mostly sunbathed. We decided to go back to the ship around noon for a shower and some lunch. And just in time, too. As soon as we got back to the ship it started raining again. The buffet theme today was “Caribbean.” I tried fried plantains. They were yummy.
After lunch we went shopping in Charlotte Amalie. We bought a buttload of cheap alcohol at one of the shops right at the port, dropped it off at the ship, went back out and took a taxi downtown. Then we went to Del Sol – a store that sells t-shirts, nail polish, Frisbees, etc. all that change color in sunlight.
After that we went to Captain’s Corner. It’s a souvenir shop where you can buy “legal” Cuban cigars. We decided since it was only about a mile back to the ship that we would walk back. Good thing we did, there was a major traffic jam on account of one car overheating and blocking one lane of what appeared to be the major road around the island, which was only two lanes.
Just as we got back to the ship, what do you know it started raining again! Well, we watched from inside as the captain made an impressive 90 degree turn from the pier.
At dinner I had the best tomato soup I think I’ve ever had, oh yeah and tiramisu for dessert. Timmy had a squid appetizer. The waiters danced to that annoying “One hop this time, Two hops this time, Everybody clap your hands,” song. I ate way too much and felt sick. We went back to the room and the towel animal was a pig. How appropriate.
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