Quick update from the island: It’s been a fantastically busy week so far. Here is what's been goin on.
Sunday: AM church, swimming and snorkeling at Cinnamon Bay, Mahi Mahi Sandwich for dinner at Skinny Legs which is an island sports bar.
Monday: breakfast at campgrounds, beach, frisbee, and PB&J’s at Maho Bay, evening photo session at Peace Hill (beautiful hillside that looks out across the ocean and has been the setting for several Dewey Christmas Cards, Seafood Buffet at Caneel Bay which is considered to be one of the more luxurious resorts on the island, (Simply absurd dining conditions. Imagine all of your favorite foods in one spot, on the beach, while the sun was setting. Here are some of the foods that made it on and off my plate: prime rib, roasted duck, marinated pork w/applesauce, stuffed tomatoes, pop-overs, lobster and for dessert Banana’s Foster, bread pudding, and chocolate cake)
Tuesday: AM food hangover, Reef Bay Hike(It’s a 3 mile hike that goes from the top of a mountain down to a secluded beach, there’s a waterfull near some ruins and petroglyph writfings on rocks from an ancient civilization. The whole hike I felt like I was in an episode of Lost. There wasn’t any polar bears or black smoke and fortunately no one was kidnapped by the others or accidentally went back in time. But we did see some deer, mongoose, and plenty of lizards), after the hike we stopped at a place called Vie’s Chicken Shack(It’s a small snack shack and the only reason we always go there is because my brother Jabez got pecked by a rooster there when he was 5), at night we went into Cruz Bay for some terrific island barbecue, then some of us stuck around and bar hopped until the last taxi for Maho Bay was leaving. Great night!
Wednesday: My parents rented 2 charter boats, early in the day we went to a good snorkeling spot(we saw a bunch of starfishes, sea turtles, sting rays, and hundreds of kinds of tropical fish big and small), then we traveled to Jost Van Dike which is part of the British Virgin Islands(there we went to a beach bar and got some conch fritters and some Caribbean burritos. The fritters were some of the best I’ve ever had.), then we went to an uninhabited island that’s famous for being the island where Corona films their palm tree commercials, the last stop was at another bar on Jost where Jabez, my dad, our boat captain, and I had an intense frisbee toss. Very exhausting yet unbelievably fun day.
Thursday: AM Turkey Trot 5k(The race went through various trails on the island and past some sugar mill ruins from the 1600’s. Very rugged and hilly course but lots of fun and great scenary), beach at the campgrounds, most of the day just hung at the beach at the campground, tonight we’re having Thanksgiving dinner at the campground pavilion, they should have a good spread there.
That’s all for now.
-Charlie
Interaction of the day:
5 year old girl on the beach: Daddy, how come there aren’t any turkeys here?
Daddy: Because turkeys don’t go camping.
Yo Mama Joke of the Day:
Yo mama is so fat, her shadow changes the seasons.
