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Trip report 7
Trip report 7
Trip report 7
Today was the last full day on the Island. It is father son day. Paul but up with a lot being the only younger one on this trip I wish his brother could have been here for more then one reason. It would have been great for Paul to have some one closer to his age and it would have been good for him to help with the spreading of his mom’s ashes.
Paul
Brian
I had let Paul decide what he had wanted to do this day. He had thought about a learn to dive but didn’t want to get out of bed that early again. So he decided to go Para sailing and see what ever else came up.
We are up and out of the house by 8 and head down to JJ’s for breakfast I have the seafood omelet and Paul has the western one both are great can’t believe the amount of sea food in mine. We have some time to kill before the boat picks us up before we have to wander around Cruz bay.
Paul is getting nervous about going he doesn’t like heights. The boat is a little early so off we go. The guy’s are great after a little ribbing they hook him up and up he goes they ask if I want him to get wet of course I do they have a hard time dunking him, as he is so light. They say it’s a slow day because there aren’t any cruise ships in port so they send him up again and we go around one more time. As they winch him in the smile on his face is from ear to ear.
Get back to STJ and ask Paul what he wants to do suggests that we head over to STT so we hop the ferry and away we go. Get over there and head over to coral world. At the gate they don’t tell us that half over the building are down for maintainace So it took us about 10 min. to go through what was open would not recommend it for 38 dollars even if the other things had been open I’d of been disappointed. Paul says what are we doing here when STJ is the best place he’s ever been so we head back again.
Have Lunch at Margaret Phil’s great lunch but expensive even buy STJ standards. Head back to the villa and plan on snorkeling chocolate hole. My sister and her husband come with see a lot of fish a nurse shark I know it can’t compare to Tracy’s Lemon but I’ll take it and 2 turtles and a ray.
We are having tenderloin in a paper bag tonight my sister recipe. And our job for the night is to drink up all the open bottles of booze the meal is great and by the end of the night we would ask for what ever we wanted to drink or what ever was left. So some new drinks were born. Had a great time with everyone.
Next morning I’m up early Wessy and Jeffery have to be on the 6:00 ferry to make their flight to ST Martin. Make a breakfast of hash with all the left overs and wait to head down for the 11:15 ferry.
Do some shopping works out great to tell the cab driver that you want to they will hold your luggage for you? Get to the airport and the lines are out to the street the check in line and the one going to customs. So I flag down a porter she piles on our bags and walks us up to the counter around the lines and gets us checked in then takes us around and in the back door for customs we are sitting in the terminal with in 15 mins. Flight goes good till we get above Philly then we circle for and hour. We come in on Gate C28 and are leavening on C29 with 40 mins to spare it gives us time to grab a sandwich for the plane
Board and off to Chicago We land head to baggage claim none of our bags show up the say they didn’t have to transfer them to our enough time to plane and they will deliver them to our houses tomorrow drive home get home about 2:30 am. No bags show up on Sunday we end up getting all but three on Monday and those three are still missing 2 weeks later.
Thank you all for reading my reports and the kind words you have had for my family.
Tom
Today was the last full day on the Island. It is father son day. Paul but up with a lot being the only younger one on this trip I wish his brother could have been here for more then one reason. It would have been great for Paul to have some one closer to his age and it would have been good for him to help with the spreading of his mom’s ashes.
Paul
Brian
I had let Paul decide what he had wanted to do this day. He had thought about a learn to dive but didn’t want to get out of bed that early again. So he decided to go Para sailing and see what ever else came up.
We are up and out of the house by 8 and head down to JJ’s for breakfast I have the seafood omelet and Paul has the western one both are great can’t believe the amount of sea food in mine. We have some time to kill before the boat picks us up before we have to wander around Cruz bay.
Paul is getting nervous about going he doesn’t like heights. The boat is a little early so off we go. The guy’s are great after a little ribbing they hook him up and up he goes they ask if I want him to get wet of course I do they have a hard time dunking him, as he is so light. They say it’s a slow day because there aren’t any cruise ships in port so they send him up again and we go around one more time. As they winch him in the smile on his face is from ear to ear.
Get back to STJ and ask Paul what he wants to do suggests that we head over to STT so we hop the ferry and away we go. Get over there and head over to coral world. At the gate they don’t tell us that half over the building are down for maintainace So it took us about 10 min. to go through what was open would not recommend it for 38 dollars even if the other things had been open I’d of been disappointed. Paul says what are we doing here when STJ is the best place he’s ever been so we head back again.
Have Lunch at Margaret Phil’s great lunch but expensive even buy STJ standards. Head back to the villa and plan on snorkeling chocolate hole. My sister and her husband come with see a lot of fish a nurse shark I know it can’t compare to Tracy’s Lemon but I’ll take it and 2 turtles and a ray.
We are having tenderloin in a paper bag tonight my sister recipe. And our job for the night is to drink up all the open bottles of booze the meal is great and by the end of the night we would ask for what ever we wanted to drink or what ever was left. So some new drinks were born. Had a great time with everyone.
Next morning I’m up early Wessy and Jeffery have to be on the 6:00 ferry to make their flight to ST Martin. Make a breakfast of hash with all the left overs and wait to head down for the 11:15 ferry.
Do some shopping works out great to tell the cab driver that you want to they will hold your luggage for you? Get to the airport and the lines are out to the street the check in line and the one going to customs. So I flag down a porter she piles on our bags and walks us up to the counter around the lines and gets us checked in then takes us around and in the back door for customs we are sitting in the terminal with in 15 mins. Flight goes good till we get above Philly then we circle for and hour. We come in on Gate C28 and are leavening on C29 with 40 mins to spare it gives us time to grab a sandwich for the plane
Board and off to Chicago We land head to baggage claim none of our bags show up the say they didn’t have to transfer them to our enough time to plane and they will deliver them to our houses tomorrow drive home get home about 2:30 am. No bags show up on Sunday we end up getting all but three on Monday and those three are still missing 2 weeks later.
Thank you all for reading my reports and the kind words you have had for my family.
Tom
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MarciaMarciaMarcia
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Tom, glad to hear that you and the lad arrived home safe and sound, albeit without your luggage. Talk to any flight attendant or pilot on any airline and ask them what airport is the biggest management disaster in the country and they will tell you Philly. If there is ever a way to avoid a transfer through Philly it is worth whatever it costs, IMO. Thanks again for a really memorable report!
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Tracy in WI
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Thanks Tom! I think the father and son day was a perfect way to end your trip. I'm sure Paul had a wonderful time even with all the "more mature" crowd - at least he seemed happy each time I saw him! Bring him along in July!
Truly enjoyed each of your reports.
Truly enjoyed each of your reports.
Tracy, Seaside Properties at Grande Bay
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