St. Thomas, Day 1
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:10 pm
Don't know if I can keep this up but here is a quick re-cap of the day:
Up at my sister-in-laws not too late - quick breakfast and off to Magen's Bay Beach. My kids practically grew up on that beach and it is still their favorite. After struggling with gear for awhile the girls and I went off on a long snorkel along the rocks on the Peterborg side. We like to look for small things and were not disappointed - some arrow crabs, lots of fish, sea cucumbers, hermit crabs, some small conch, some interesting shells.
On the way back we were a little more off the rocks in deeper water and I saw a big fish - maybe a king fish or some type of mackerel. Also spied a couple of lobsters under a rock that I may have to go back for...
We had lunch there, burgers and fries which is actually okay but not great. Painkiller was super strong -
The girls got the hair done and I went back and read for awhile and packed up when a brief shower passed. We came home late afternoon and went out to the Fruit Bowl to shop for dinner. Wow - even after living here for 5 years some of the prices can still astound - but the place was expanded a few years back and has a pretty good selection of nearly everything - not just fruit and veg anymore.
I made penne pasta for dinner with broccoli rape, a little lemon juice, some hot pepper flakes, white wine, garlic and plenty of olive oil, and sautéd some chicken breasts in butter with a little lemon and white wine to go with it. My niece made us a great salad with spinach and feta. Second great meal on St. Thomas (my sister-in-law fed us last night!).
A quick dip in the pool after dinner ends the first day -
And now I will try to post a pic via the forum - lets see if this works:
Up at my sister-in-laws not too late - quick breakfast and off to Magen's Bay Beach. My kids practically grew up on that beach and it is still their favorite. After struggling with gear for awhile the girls and I went off on a long snorkel along the rocks on the Peterborg side. We like to look for small things and were not disappointed - some arrow crabs, lots of fish, sea cucumbers, hermit crabs, some small conch, some interesting shells.
On the way back we were a little more off the rocks in deeper water and I saw a big fish - maybe a king fish or some type of mackerel. Also spied a couple of lobsters under a rock that I may have to go back for...
We had lunch there, burgers and fries which is actually okay but not great. Painkiller was super strong -
The girls got the hair done and I went back and read for awhile and packed up when a brief shower passed. We came home late afternoon and went out to the Fruit Bowl to shop for dinner. Wow - even after living here for 5 years some of the prices can still astound - but the place was expanded a few years back and has a pretty good selection of nearly everything - not just fruit and veg anymore.
I made penne pasta for dinner with broccoli rape, a little lemon juice, some hot pepper flakes, white wine, garlic and plenty of olive oil, and sautéd some chicken breasts in butter with a little lemon and white wine to go with it. My niece made us a great salad with spinach and feta. Second great meal on St. Thomas (my sister-in-law fed us last night!).
A quick dip in the pool after dinner ends the first day -
And now I will try to post a pic via the forum - lets see if this works:
How long has it been? Enjoy your trip back "home"!!
