Wednesday, October 31.
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Happy Halloween! I wonder what B1 and B2 wore for Halloween. I also
wonder what the weather will be for Trick or Treat!
We had to undergo U.S. Immigration
in St.Thomas. In fact, everyone, including the crew had to go through
immigration. For us, it was easy—we presented our U.S. passport and room key
card and that was it. Our scheduled time was 7 a.m. and since it was so fast,
we decided to get off the ship at that time. TK’s version will be different,
but we were in downtown Charlotte Amalie by 7:30 a.m. He will say we were the
only people there at that time. I told him to enjoy the sunshine, the quietude,
and study the architecture. Even a cup of coffee in a small local coffee shop
did not placate him. J Anyway, we learned the shops don’t open until
8:40-9:00 a.m. I enjoyed the sun, the quiet, the architecture, and even the hen
and her little brood in a patch of grass near the post office until the shops
opened. Tim brooded.
We visit St. Thomas often enough that sales people are familiar to us. I
love to visit the jewelry shops and see the depth of styles and the vast
selection. Today there were 12,000 people in town from cruise ships. That is a
powerful market. I found everything I was looking for and then some!
We had lunch at the Green Parrot restaurant as always. It looks out over
the bay and we always get a window seat. Cheeseburgers are very good here!
We were back on the Epic by 4:30 p.m.
At dinner Kerwin Bucaya, our favorite waiter—from the Philippines, told
us it took him 2 ½ hours to go through immigration. Since the ship is coming to
the Caribbean from Europe, the U.S. checks carefully.
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