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ISV - Trip Report - Day 2
ISV - Trip Report - Day 2
Being that we were asleep by 9:30pm we woke up around 7:30 and the sun was shining.
We woke up and saw that view and wanted to just stay put, but we had no cell service and had to check on the status of our luggage. We headed to town and about 5 min. from Cruz Bay we got service on our cell phones. Immediately following the signal, I had received several messages. All of them were from Cape Air saying how they were going to be on the 9am ferry with our luggage. Perfect! We’ll grab a bite to eat at JJ’s and wait for our luggage. After a long wait, we were finally served our breakfast. It was good but a bit pricey I thought. $30 (including tip) for breakfast for 2 people?
They do make good huevos rancheros though:
After our breakfast it was about time to walk over to the ferry. At around 9:15 the ferry pulled in and we finally got our missing piece of luggage. We decided to head back to the villa and relax a bit and maybe hit a beach before picking up our friends in the afternoon. My husband started the jeep and noticed it seemed a bit slow to start up. We didn’t think too much about it at that point and went back to the villa. I unpacked all of our toiletries and put everything away when we got back. My husband went around to the outside refrigerator and grabbed a beer and asked if I wanted one. Without a lot of convincing I agreed to one (yes it was 10:30am). We finished our beers and looked at each other - “why don’t we just stay here until its time to meet them at the ferry?” I was thinking the same thing! We just enjoyed the pool and some refreshments. Since my husband is an auto mechanic, he was still uneasy about how the jeep sounded. So about an hour before we had to head to town, he started up the jeep and just had it run for a while. Plenty of time to enjoy the pool!
Around 2pm we got into the jeep and headed to Cruz Bay. Our friends were on schedule to take the 3pm ferry. We had a 1/2 hour to kill so ran over to the Rum Hut for a painkiller. Before we knew it, it was time to meet our friends! I am not sure if I was more excited to see them, or for them to see the villa. We met up with them and decided to be like our villa managers and take them to High Tide for a refreshment.
We headed back up to the villa and showed them around. They were taken back too when they saw the view. We wound up giving them the 2nd best bedroom in the villa. It was located just off the kitchen and dining area.
After settling in for a bit we decided to go to Rhumb Lines for dinner. Again when my husband started the jeep a look of worry came about, but we kind of shrugged it off.
The three of us all ordered the pad thai while our one friend enjoyed the chicken. After a good dinner, we headed back to the villa.
(next is Day 3 - maybe we’ll take the jeep to the beach, or not)
We woke up and saw that view and wanted to just stay put, but we had no cell service and had to check on the status of our luggage. We headed to town and about 5 min. from Cruz Bay we got service on our cell phones. Immediately following the signal, I had received several messages. All of them were from Cape Air saying how they were going to be on the 9am ferry with our luggage. Perfect! We’ll grab a bite to eat at JJ’s and wait for our luggage. After a long wait, we were finally served our breakfast. It was good but a bit pricey I thought. $30 (including tip) for breakfast for 2 people?
They do make good huevos rancheros though:
After our breakfast it was about time to walk over to the ferry. At around 9:15 the ferry pulled in and we finally got our missing piece of luggage. We decided to head back to the villa and relax a bit and maybe hit a beach before picking up our friends in the afternoon. My husband started the jeep and noticed it seemed a bit slow to start up. We didn’t think too much about it at that point and went back to the villa. I unpacked all of our toiletries and put everything away when we got back. My husband went around to the outside refrigerator and grabbed a beer and asked if I wanted one. Without a lot of convincing I agreed to one (yes it was 10:30am). We finished our beers and looked at each other - “why don’t we just stay here until its time to meet them at the ferry?” I was thinking the same thing! We just enjoyed the pool and some refreshments. Since my husband is an auto mechanic, he was still uneasy about how the jeep sounded. So about an hour before we had to head to town, he started up the jeep and just had it run for a while. Plenty of time to enjoy the pool!
Around 2pm we got into the jeep and headed to Cruz Bay. Our friends were on schedule to take the 3pm ferry. We had a 1/2 hour to kill so ran over to the Rum Hut for a painkiller. Before we knew it, it was time to meet our friends! I am not sure if I was more excited to see them, or for them to see the villa. We met up with them and decided to be like our villa managers and take them to High Tide for a refreshment.
We headed back up to the villa and showed them around. They were taken back too when they saw the view. We wound up giving them the 2nd best bedroom in the villa. It was located just off the kitchen and dining area.
After settling in for a bit we decided to go to Rhumb Lines for dinner. Again when my husband started the jeep a look of worry came about, but we kind of shrugged it off.
The three of us all ordered the pad thai while our one friend enjoyed the chicken. After a good dinner, we headed back to the villa.
(next is Day 3 - maybe we’ll take the jeep to the beach, or not)
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I believe Island Stones is the former Valentine Villa----expanded and of course redone.We stayed there for a week after our wedding in 2000. We were the last renters in before it was sold.
I have wonderful pics from the old pool. This villa has one of the best views in Catherineberg.
I have wonderful pics from the old pool. This villa has one of the best views in Catherineberg.