One week and counting down...what to do???

northerngal · Post by **northerngal** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:19 am

We leave a week from today so what do I do with my time???? I could pack and unpack a thousand times only to end up with way too many clothes, I could over plan our trip, only to not follow any of those plans....
I'm going stir crazy because now that I know we are going....I just want to get there!
Any last minute suggestions???

shoemak38 · Post by **shoemak38** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:42 am

I think you should practice making you tropical drink recipes at home for the next seven days, so you have the recipe down pat once you get on island.

northerngal · Post by **northerngal** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:48 am

Now you are thinking!!! Let me see...anyone got any good drink recipes I should try?

shoemak38 · Post by **shoemak38** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:18 am

northerngal wrote:Now you are thinking!!! Let me see...anyone got any good drink recipes I should try?

start reading

http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/v ... KwKRSvF9uk

sunrum · Post by **sunrum** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 3:37 pm

Large plastic picher for the beach, I always pack my own along with some straws and a few koozies.
Fill half full with ice then add
1/3 part rum
1/3 part coconut rum
1/3 part Island juice maybe (Orange,pinapple,mango)
1 lime cut in wedges - squeezed

Pack in a cooler with 2-4 cups and head to the beach!

PaminMaine · Post by **PaminMaine** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:48 pm

My week before chores include:
Go to the post office and put a hold on the mail.
Go to the bank and get cash.
Assemble my folder with flight info/passports, print any excursion/things I want to try to have easy access to phone numbers and address, phone numbers of hotel/parking garage.
Place the polar bear cooler into freezer.
Call the car rental and confirm reservations.
Call the credit card company and alert them of travel.
Start cleaning out the refrigerator of left overs, perishable food.
Make sure there is enough dog food for the dog sitters.
And lastly, do the happy dance because we are so close to being on island!!

kklay · Post by **kklay** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 1:44 pm

PaminMaine,

Thought I would follow up with the Holding the Mail comment - I am able to go on line and have my mail held - no need to go to the post office.

One other item - it is always good to make a couple copies of your passport as well as the front/back of any credit cards you are taking with you and keep one copy back home, the other copy with you, but not with your cards, etc. That way if you should lose/misplace any of these items, you will have the information available for calling a reporting it.

david@va.beach · Post by **david@va.beach** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 1:53 pm

16 deg. in va. beach today! how about you?

PaminMaine · Post by **PaminMaine** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 4:00 pm

David , wow that is cold for that area! We had -23* this morning!

KKLay- The post office is one block from my house.

But, that is good information to know.

usvi-on-line