STJ with kids-November 23-Dec 1, pt 3
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 3:02 pm
Monday, November 29th
We slept in a little later, took some pictures around the villa, and hung out for a while before venturing out. First stop, Maho. I love this beach! It wasn't as calm as usual, but there is still something so soothing about it to me.
They must find it soothing too!
#3's sandman
The boys had a great snorkel along the rocks on the right side. They saw stingrays, huge tarpon, and a turtle.
When we got hungry, we decided to hit another of our favorites, Shipwreck Landing.
We started with a couple orders of conch fritters. I have a bit of a shellfish allergy, so I just had a couple bites, plus I wanted to save room for my fish tacos.
The food was all excellent! I don't think I've ever had something I didn't like here. It's a must do for us! After stopping for a few t-shirts next door we hopped back in our jeep, parked by this little boat.
We wanted to spend the afternoon on another beach that we thought the kids would enjoy and that they hadn't been to yet, so we decided on Cinnamon.
We went all the way down to the right side by the rocks, where we had the beach to ourselves.
#3 carried the raft the whole way and was a little tired when we got there.
We had a fabulous afternoon, playing in the water, the sand, on the rocks, snorkeling, and just chilling.
Dad and #2 coming back from snorkeling around the plane wreckage
It was getting late and we wanted to get back before dark, so it was time for us to pack up and move on. We had a low tire, and didn't want to try going up John Head Rd, so we took the long way around. I started to feel a bit queasy along the way, due to the roads. Well that's what I thought at the time. We were planning to eat in the villa for dinner anyway, so in order to get started cooking, "dad" dropped #1, #3, and myself at the top of John Head Rd, and we walked from there to CT, while he and #2 went to fix the tire. When we got there, I had to lay down a minute before I could start cooking. My stomach was feeling worse by the minute. Well, it finally clicked to me that it wasn't the roads, it was the conch fritter! I knew I couldn't eat oysters, clams, and similar anymore, but shrimp, lobster, and crab are usually fine. It had been a few years since a had conch, and I didn't think a few bites would hurt, but I was wrong, very, very wrong!
I'm going to leave it at that. The kids didn't starve and everything was fine by the next day.
Tuesday, November 30
The tire was temporarily fixed, but we had to go into town this morning to get it plugged the right way. I was fearful of losing part of our last full day of vacation, but they were very efficient. I was pleasantly surprised! Next stop, Leinster and Waterlemon. The boys snorkeled around the cay, but I thought the water was a little cold, so #1 and I just stayed near the beach, looking for turtles.
They said the snorkeling there was good, but they didn't see as much as we have in the past...only 1 turtle, and couldn't find the starfish bed. Bummer, we'll just have to bring them back soon!
We hadn't packed lunches, and were hungry by this point, so we headed to Cocolobo. We picked up sandwiches from Big Ben's deli and had a drink at Aqua Bistro, before moving on to Little Lameshur.
Life doesn't get much better!
Everyone snorkeled here. It was nice and warm!
It was really hard to leave the beach that day, since it was our last, and it was such a wonderful beach day!
Wednesday, December 1
We had a late flight out, so we had plenty of time to pack up, take pics, strighten up the villa, etc. and still had time to do some shopping. Breakfast was fabulous at the Donkey Diner!
Final photo time at the villa
Had to get #1 a hook bracelet, picked up a few t-shirts, and stocked up at St. John Spice. Sorry we missed Ruth, but we'll need to restock again next trip! We went to the ferry dock, and called Rachel. It was last minute, but we thought maybe there was a chance she might be free and could meet us, and she did. She is such a sweet lady! Everything went smoothly from this point all the way home.
Final thoughts:
We had wondered how the kids would do. Would they get bored? Would they want to do the things that we wanted to?
Well, I think they loved it as much as we do, and we loved having them there!
Villa - Cinnamon Tarn was great. It had the perfect set up for us, and I don't think the views from Catherineberg can be beat.
Until next time..
We slept in a little later, took some pictures around the villa, and hung out for a while before venturing out. First stop, Maho. I love this beach! It wasn't as calm as usual, but there is still something so soothing about it to me.
They must find it soothing too!
#3's sandman
The boys had a great snorkel along the rocks on the right side. They saw stingrays, huge tarpon, and a turtle.
When we got hungry, we decided to hit another of our favorites, Shipwreck Landing.
We started with a couple orders of conch fritters. I have a bit of a shellfish allergy, so I just had a couple bites, plus I wanted to save room for my fish tacos.
The food was all excellent! I don't think I've ever had something I didn't like here. It's a must do for us! After stopping for a few t-shirts next door we hopped back in our jeep, parked by this little boat.
We wanted to spend the afternoon on another beach that we thought the kids would enjoy and that they hadn't been to yet, so we decided on Cinnamon.
We went all the way down to the right side by the rocks, where we had the beach to ourselves.
#3 carried the raft the whole way and was a little tired when we got there.We had a fabulous afternoon, playing in the water, the sand, on the rocks, snorkeling, and just chilling.
Dad and #2 coming back from snorkeling around the plane wreckage
It was getting late and we wanted to get back before dark, so it was time for us to pack up and move on. We had a low tire, and didn't want to try going up John Head Rd, so we took the long way around. I started to feel a bit queasy along the way, due to the roads. Well that's what I thought at the time. We were planning to eat in the villa for dinner anyway, so in order to get started cooking, "dad" dropped #1, #3, and myself at the top of John Head Rd, and we walked from there to CT, while he and #2 went to fix the tire. When we got there, I had to lay down a minute before I could start cooking. My stomach was feeling worse by the minute. Well, it finally clicked to me that it wasn't the roads, it was the conch fritter! I knew I couldn't eat oysters, clams, and similar anymore, but shrimp, lobster, and crab are usually fine. It had been a few years since a had conch, and I didn't think a few bites would hurt, but I was wrong, very, very wrong!
I'm going to leave it at that. The kids didn't starve and everything was fine by the next day.
Tuesday, November 30
The tire was temporarily fixed, but we had to go into town this morning to get it plugged the right way. I was fearful of losing part of our last full day of vacation, but they were very efficient. I was pleasantly surprised! Next stop, Leinster and Waterlemon. The boys snorkeled around the cay, but I thought the water was a little cold, so #1 and I just stayed near the beach, looking for turtles.
They said the snorkeling there was good, but they didn't see as much as we have in the past...only 1 turtle, and couldn't find the starfish bed. Bummer, we'll just have to bring them back soon!
We hadn't packed lunches, and were hungry by this point, so we headed to Cocolobo. We picked up sandwiches from Big Ben's deli and had a drink at Aqua Bistro, before moving on to Little Lameshur.
Life doesn't get much better!
Everyone snorkeled here. It was nice and warm!
It was really hard to leave the beach that day, since it was our last, and it was such a wonderful beach day!
Wednesday, December 1
We had a late flight out, so we had plenty of time to pack up, take pics, strighten up the villa, etc. and still had time to do some shopping. Breakfast was fabulous at the Donkey Diner!
Final photo time at the villa
Had to get #1 a hook bracelet, picked up a few t-shirts, and stocked up at St. John Spice. Sorry we missed Ruth, but we'll need to restock again next trip! We went to the ferry dock, and called Rachel. It was last minute, but we thought maybe there was a chance she might be free and could meet us, and she did. She is such a sweet lady! Everything went smoothly from this point all the way home.
Final thoughts:
We had wondered how the kids would do. Would they get bored? Would they want to do the things that we wanted to?
Well, I think they loved it as much as we do, and we loved having them there!
Villa - Cinnamon Tarn was great. It had the perfect set up for us, and I don't think the views from Catherineberg can be beat.
Until next time..
Did y'all sleep ok without it?
