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A Very Nice Easter – Day Six Trip Report 4/15-4/23
A Very Nice Easter – Day Six Trip Report 4/15-4/23
Link to Day One: http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/v ... =1&t=26974
Link to Day Two: http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =1&t=26978
Link to Day Three: http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/v ... =1&t=26985
Link to Day Four: http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/v ... fef07e4bce
Link to Day Five: http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/v ... 2-oMPldX0c
Day Six
Tony decides to get up early again and scout out another sunrise shot. Beautiful.
We regroup, and the democracy decides on Hawksnest this morning. I'm outvoted, and this is my least favorite beach on St. John. Every time I go here, something weird/bad happens. Sure enough, the beach is packed with people who just give me an uneasy feeling. I bring my waterproof wallet into the water with me, and....I lose it. Hawksnest is now on my St. John blacklist.
We continue on down the road to Annaberg. It's so fun seeing this well traveled place through new eyes. And of course, we have a little photo shoot for fun. Tony sets the timer on his camera to get a group photo.
I guess I'm feeling photogenic today. Mike gets some good pictures here.
We go back to the villa so I can grab some cash to replace the lot I donated to Poseidon, and we have a little lunch.
The group cheers me up by voting for an East End afternoon. I've never had enough time to really explore this portion of the island, and I'm excited to get out and see something new. We LOVE the drive out there, terrifying and beautiful all at once.
We're driving slowly, taking it all in, and when I suddenly yell "PULL OVER!" at the top of my lungs, I startle the whole crew. Tony quickly pulls the car into one of the spaces by Haulover and I book it full speed to the beach. I found Angel's Rest! Yesssss!!! I quickly realize that the beach is the painful kind with lots of rocks, and there are lots of very small urchins right at shore. But nothing stops me, I wear my flip flops until it's deep enough to swim, and then pull them off and swim with them on my hands. I'm so glad I stopped home for more cash, I've been wanting to hang out here ever since I read about it a few months back. It doesn't disappoint.
I'm so excited to get where I'm going, I completely miss the spotted eagle ray that my group sees. I guess today just isn't my day, I've been on the hunt for a spotted eagle ray for 4 trips now. The hunt continues in November, I suppose!
We spend the rest of the day tooling around the East End, then head back to the villa for dinner and relaxation. My kind of Easter!
Link to Day Two: http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... =1&t=26978
Link to Day Three: http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/v ... =1&t=26985
Link to Day Four: http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/v ... fef07e4bce
Link to Day Five: http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/v ... 2-oMPldX0c
Day Six
Tony decides to get up early again and scout out another sunrise shot. Beautiful.
We regroup, and the democracy decides on Hawksnest this morning. I'm outvoted, and this is my least favorite beach on St. John. Every time I go here, something weird/bad happens. Sure enough, the beach is packed with people who just give me an uneasy feeling. I bring my waterproof wallet into the water with me, and....I lose it. Hawksnest is now on my St. John blacklist.
We continue on down the road to Annaberg. It's so fun seeing this well traveled place through new eyes. And of course, we have a little photo shoot for fun. Tony sets the timer on his camera to get a group photo.
I guess I'm feeling photogenic today. Mike gets some good pictures here.
We go back to the villa so I can grab some cash to replace the lot I donated to Poseidon, and we have a little lunch.
The group cheers me up by voting for an East End afternoon. I've never had enough time to really explore this portion of the island, and I'm excited to get out and see something new. We LOVE the drive out there, terrifying and beautiful all at once.
We're driving slowly, taking it all in, and when I suddenly yell "PULL OVER!" at the top of my lungs, I startle the whole crew. Tony quickly pulls the car into one of the spaces by Haulover and I book it full speed to the beach. I found Angel's Rest! Yesssss!!! I quickly realize that the beach is the painful kind with lots of rocks, and there are lots of very small urchins right at shore. But nothing stops me, I wear my flip flops until it's deep enough to swim, and then pull them off and swim with them on my hands. I'm so glad I stopped home for more cash, I've been wanting to hang out here ever since I read about it a few months back. It doesn't disappoint.
I'm so excited to get where I'm going, I completely miss the spotted eagle ray that my group sees. I guess today just isn't my day, I've been on the hunt for a spotted eagle ray for 4 trips now. The hunt continues in November, I suppose!
We spend the rest of the day tooling around the East End, then head back to the villa for dinner and relaxation. My kind of Easter!
Re: A Very Nice Easter – Day Six Trip Report 4/15-4/23
An update on my lost wallet! A very nice couple found the wallet the day I lost it. They took the time to use my driver's license to find me on facebook and sent me a message. However, since we weren't facebook friends, the message went to my spam folder. I found it a full month later. I responded, the nice couple still had my wallet....and I should have it back in my hands next week! So grateful today for the kindness of strangers - they found almost 25% of my vacation funds, and my driver's license with the address of the house I grew up in (which has a lot of sentimental value now that the house has been sold and my dad has passed on) and went out of their way to make sure it came back to me. 