iphone blog march 8 & 9

[gymnastika]

My last full day. And I actually made it to church. It started at 7:30am, so that’s saying something. It was a great service and really enjoyed it. Too bad these guys weren’t let in for service.
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Back to the villa, sugarbirds nest, for a change of clothes. Off to Hawksnest to see if the waves had died down. Not too bad.
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After awhile, I debate which beach I am going to go next. Don’t want to go to Trunk, too wavy, too many people. Well, I guess I’ll just drive and see which beaches moves me. It really is a tough decision to make. Hmm… But before I get into the jeep, I’m taking notice how the floor boards are still soaked from a couple days prior. I poke and prod under the seat to pull back the carpet to see if I can find those plugs that Saltydog referred to, and can you guess what I found laying way underneath the carpet, next to the metal frame?? Drum roll, please…..My license!!!!! Whew hew! Now I’m in a good mood!!
So I pull into Cinnamon to take a gander, and boy those waves are crashing. I meet an artist from Germany drawing on the beach. I have noticed a lot more people from around the world this trip than the others. The airport had people from all over the place.
So, next beach. Stopped at Maho, but there was just too many people,
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Ha! Just noticed this. Look at this guy’s legs that is in the picture. Completely fried from the knee down. At least, I think it’s a guy.
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so I went on to Coral Bay to see if I would be moved to drive to one of the beaches over there. Umm, that Aqua bistro sure looks good. I sure am hungry. Shopped around in the little shops while waiting for my food. Sat at the bar to eat and the guys next to me were really annoying. Time to move on. Well, thought I would go back to Maho as now it’s getting late and don’t want to miss the BB gathering. So went back to Maho and enjoyed the sun and swam a little bit. Here’s more photo’s from Maho.
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Here’s the iphone gals (Ruth, Lynn, and me) at the BB gathering:
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We had a hoot of a time. At some point, I was doing gymnastics tricks for the Spice cam. No comment.
Lynn and I headed to Zozo’s for dinner. Yummy. We had a great time. We closed the place down.
Next morning, got up early, packed, cleaned up, etc… then off to Honeymoon Beach and Solomon.
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There wasn’t another soul on Honeymoon.
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I could spend forever in this spot.
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I would give my left arm to live in the house between honeymoon and solomon.
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Hiked over to Solomon. Ahhhh….
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I sat on Solomon and tried to send a live picture from by typing the painfully long html code for like 30 minutes, since my pastebud application (cut and paste for iphone) is a total failure. But no go. Looked up and realized that, uh, I need to go catch a plane. Dang it. One last pic on the trail from caneel.
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Reflections:
I absolutely loved solo travel. I have never done it before and was a little apprehensive, but once there, it was amazing. Why hadn’t I ever done something like this before?? Why did I wait so long?? Oh yeah. Real life commitments at home, but the opportunity arose, and off I went. I loved having absolutely no schedule, no plans, just going from moment to moment. I loved meeting new people, and making new friends, which can be harder to do when you’re with other people. It was nice knowing I had friends from the forum that I could contact if I needed anything. Kinda like my little island family.
Things I noticed:
• The amount of people on island during high season seemed not too much different than when I travel at the end of July/early August.
• The higher-end the restaurant, the less likely I’m going to be hit on.
• I would only get in the water after 2 pm until 4, when it was at its warmest.
• La Tapa had my favorite atmosphere.
• Zozo’s is still my favorite meals.
• Hitch hiking is the best way to meet new folks.
• Little Lameshur is my new favorite beach.
• Ruth is the best!
• Donkey’s are cute.
• I didn’t find Joshie.

[lprof]

A great report...loved all the photos; I'm a cat person too. Glad that you are safely home with ALL your belongings and so many wonderful memories. Thanks for sharing daily...loved it.

[California Girl]

Thanks for taking time to post "live", it was my pleasure!

[Pianogrl]

Thank you so much for taking the time out of your solo trip to post! You're awesome! So glad the solo travel worked out well for you. Sounds like so much fun!
So excited about finding your license too! See? if your jeep hadn't gotten wet, you would have never pulled back the carpet to unplug the plugs & probably would have not found your license!! See how these things work out? yea!!

[Sun4MySoul]

Thanks so much for taking time out from your trip to post to us. It was a pleasure to read of your adventures every day.

I hope to do my first solo trip soon. So glad you enjoyed yours!

[nothintolose]

Man - that pic of Maho is scary!!! I remember when there used to be maybe four groups on the beach at most! Ugghhh...looks like Trunk Bay on cruise ship day. I would have left too.

[ccasebolt]

Loved it! Now I'm even MORE revved for my upcoming trip (if that's even possible)! Thank you!

[LMG]

Really enjoyed your reports! There is something about a solo trip, isn't there? And you're never really totally on your own anyway, thanks to this place.
Glad you had such a wonderful time!

[AnyTing]

There is really nothing quite like a trip to STJ on your own. It takes on a very different, and equally wonderful, vibe. I am so glad your solo trip was a success!

[Greenskeeper]

Thanks for taking the time to post about your trip and congratulations on finding your license. Those things can hide in the darndest places.

I thought it was interesting that you found the crowds to be similar to off season. We were expecting crazy crowds president's week. Even at Trunk on multiple cruise ship days we had plenty of personal space.

Maybe it's just us. I've been to beaches around here where you practically end up with a stranger's head in your lap when everyone makes the migration toward the dunes at high tide.

[Maggy]

Thanks for the report and pictures. Just what I needed after 48 hours of snowfall.

Cool with a solo trip.

[flip-flop]

Thank you so much for sharing. Your avatar makes me smile every time I read a post of yours!

[PA Girl]

Your trip sounds fantastic! So glad to hear you had a great time.

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[Rachelle & Joe]

Thanks for the great pic's !! Love Honeymoon & Solomon !! so peacefull looking ! glad all worked out for ya !