SHOP SHOP SHOP IN ST. THOMAS!

Friday, January 31, 2014
Sunny, breezy, 80s F

We are sitting in the Green House, our favorite St. Thomas restaurant where we sit by an open window, cool breeze, right on the bay, to have our cheeseburgers in paradise. I practically begged the waitress to let us move to a lesser section after we ate while I did my blog, but she insisted we stay right at this lovely open window. 

We had a bit of a misstep this morning when we left the ship. The locals “herded’ us to what we thought was an open air bus headed for downtown. After 10 minutes we figured out we were on the bus to the beach. So we had a little detour, saw Magen’s Bay and the golf course one man was headed to. Finally we got to the shops. Heaven forbid we weren’t there when the stores opened! 

We will be off shopping again soon!

TK’s Take:  The nice cool breeze is really fine!

Janie’s Take: In case you did not get our email, we do want the Seawolves tix! We miss our family!
We are divided as far as the Super Bowl goes, so we wish both the Broncos and Seahawks luck. Go Denver! We won't be back on for at least 5 days, so if anyone wants to email, it easier on the yahoo address. Some islands I cannot get on the Verizon account.

TORTOLA AND SUNNY CARIBBEE!

Thursday, January 30, 2014
Sunny with a few drops of rain, 82 F

We get up about 7 a.m. each morning so we are ready to go off the ship quite early. The shops on the islands so far open about 9-10 a.m., so we usually take a walk while waiting. We have visited Tortola several times. If we visit again we are definitely going to go to Virgin Gorda. We have heard so much about that area, but have never gone—it is only accessible by boat.

Road Town, Tortola does not have too many shops, but the one we always go to is Sunny Caribbee, a shop that sells the spices we love. Today, we made a few gift purchases here J. I have ordered their “Salt ’N Spice” online, we like it so much—tomatoes, mozzarella, oil, and this seasoning, sumptuous. A small market area has been developed with small, sturdy wooden buildings for the vendors who were formerly in canopies the last time we were here.  I love the bright colors---oranges, yellows, greens, blues that we see in the Caribbean on clothing, buildings, even the flowers.

Tonight I went to the show with acrobats, “Soul Duo.” They are extraordinary performers from the Ukraine. As the NCL Freestyle Daily said, their show is a fusion of acrobatic feats, circus art, aerial ballet, and beautiful choreography. They did things I did not know the human body was capable of.