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Umbrella Drink Tour - 2009 / Maho and Hansen
Umbrella Drink Tour - 2009 / Maho and Hansen
Monday, November 9
Most of the mornings started out very slow with coffee (a special Ruth blend) and a simple breakfast on the porch in no rush to get anywhere.
Nice view to butter your toast by –
or your crumpets and English muffins -
The kitchen had everything; and sharp knives to cut through a pineapple.
The porch was our favorite thing about Anchorage Aweigh. It was hard not letting villa gravity take over.
We never tired of the view or the sounds. During the week, you could always find the “kids” on the playground.
The sky was overcast, but no rain, so we headed out to Maho. I know you’ll laugh, but the air was quite cool.
Don went for a snorkel, but didn’t find anything, except this big guy.
The sun disappeared, so we moved on –
and stopped at the smoothie stand.
This was our first smoothie – do you believe it? Mine was mango and rasberry – yum!
Back to the villa
for a dip in the pool and sunset – Coral Bay style.
We had dinner at Aqua Bistro (first time there, too). We had bisque and Grouper – both were excellent. Service was incredible.
In bed by 9pm – Coral Bay makes you lazy.
On Tuesday, I woke up to this –
Then this –
Another loungy (is that a word?) morning
waiting for the sky to clear. Once it did, we were off to Hansen Bay and Miss Vies – another first.
Wow, this is such a beautiful beach.
Could this be the stairway to heaven?
Again, the snorkeling was a bit of a miss. Some nice coral, but not many fish.
We had a late lunch at Miss Vie’s; it was very busy. We shared conch fritters, garlic chicken and a coconut tart.
After lunch, we drove down to Sloop Jone’s for the first of many shopping expeditions.
Back to Anchorage Aweigh for some of this –
and that –
We decided to eat in and had breakfast for dinner – I call this Don’s egg and cheese bruschetta; with a side of Pina Colada – first villa blender drink!
An uninvited guest arrived for dinner; he didn’t eat much.
As the “city” lights came up; the villa lights went down.
Tomorrow we sail with Breath; and monsoon's friends thunder and lightening come along.
Most of the mornings started out very slow with coffee (a special Ruth blend) and a simple breakfast on the porch in no rush to get anywhere.
Nice view to butter your toast by –
or your crumpets and English muffins -
The kitchen had everything; and sharp knives to cut through a pineapple.
The porch was our favorite thing about Anchorage Aweigh. It was hard not letting villa gravity take over.
We never tired of the view or the sounds. During the week, you could always find the “kids” on the playground.
The sky was overcast, but no rain, so we headed out to Maho. I know you’ll laugh, but the air was quite cool.
Don went for a snorkel, but didn’t find anything, except this big guy.
The sun disappeared, so we moved on –
and stopped at the smoothie stand.
This was our first smoothie – do you believe it? Mine was mango and rasberry – yum!
Back to the villa
for a dip in the pool and sunset – Coral Bay style.
We had dinner at Aqua Bistro (first time there, too). We had bisque and Grouper – both were excellent. Service was incredible.
In bed by 9pm – Coral Bay makes you lazy.
On Tuesday, I woke up to this –
Then this –
Another loungy (is that a word?) morning
waiting for the sky to clear. Once it did, we were off to Hansen Bay and Miss Vies – another first.
Wow, this is such a beautiful beach.
Could this be the stairway to heaven?
Again, the snorkeling was a bit of a miss. Some nice coral, but not many fish.
We had a late lunch at Miss Vie’s; it was very busy. We shared conch fritters, garlic chicken and a coconut tart.
After lunch, we drove down to Sloop Jone’s for the first of many shopping expeditions.
Back to Anchorage Aweigh for some of this –
and that –
We decided to eat in and had breakfast for dinner – I call this Don’s egg and cheese bruschetta; with a side of Pina Colada – first villa blender drink!
An uninvited guest arrived for dinner; he didn’t eat much.
As the “city” lights came up; the villa lights went down.
Tomorrow we sail with Breath; and monsoon's friends thunder and lightening come along.
janet
Vie's was a great beach with easy parking in her lot and chairs on the beach. The conch fritters were awesome, but the garlic chicken didn't win me over; maybe because she was out of the accompanying johnnycakes, but the substitute rice and beans were very good.XOXO wrote:Great trip report and pictures. You were treated to a rainbow--does it get any better?
Vie's does look beautiful. I know the forum loves it there but we haven't made it.
The donkeys, deer, goats, and iguanas are just so special on St. John. I loved the "kids" playing picture!
GG
We saw a lot more deer than I expected.
janet
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Loverly pics and report! One of your pics of the Coral Bay mountainside looks like a painting! Almost unreal~ 
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THX~I've got 2 tickets to paradise~Pack your bags we'll leave tonight!
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