St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. - Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Our second snorkeling excursion was so much better than
the first one. The water was very calm, we did not get tossed around
at all, all the equipment worked perfectly, and we saw a lot of wildlife.
We got great seats on the bench at the back of the boat,
in the shade, right next to the Captain. Much later, we found out that
the bench we were sitting on hid the cupboards filled with liquor and fruit
juice! |
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It was a fun scenic ride out to Shipwreck Cove. |
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We have arrived in Shipwreck Cove. At this point,
there are two boats here. By the time we left, there were six!
Buck Island is a federally protected bird sanctuary so we
were warned to NOT go on the shore at all. |
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We saw some parasailing from a distance. Very cool. |
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Patsy held Lou's rum punch for him.
If you did not want the alcohol, you were stuck with
soda. Jaime was not making any virgin punches for anyone. |
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Here is Chris, who reminded us of Mark. He was very
funny. Once the snorkeling was over, the crew
broke out the beer and rum. |
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Here we are approaching the dock. Out plan is to
shower, eat lunch, and head into town so Karen can buy a tanzanite. |
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Another excursion |
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Oh yeah baby. This is why you go to the Caribbean.
Saleslady Lilly is helping Karen to look for Tanzanite at
Diamonds International. Patsy and Omer are in the store, to the right.
Lou is out on the street.
But Karen did not see anything she liked, so Lilly
dragged us down the street to visit Tanzanite International. |
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Karen is balancing three tanzanite stones on her hand.
It is so hard to choose! Patsy is not all that much of a help, because
she suggests that Karen "deserves" the giant one that costs $6000.
Karen's favorite hat is hanging from the ribbon that
is pinned to her collar. |
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Lou needs some liquid courage after he hears that Karen
spent exactly X after he said, "Well, don't spend more than X."
So we settle at a sidewalk bar and he tries a couple of
drinks and chats with the bartender. The Pain Killer is surprisingly
refreshing. |
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Oh the Emerald Princess looks so inviting!
I bet the Lido is open after 7:30 PM.
It looks like there is stadium seating near the huge
outside TV screen. |
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The Emerald Princess leaves before we do. |
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The low clouds hang ominously in the sky, but this was a
balmy lovely evening. |
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Beautiful sunset. God, why don't we live here?!
We danced on the deck during the sail away party. |
