St. John: Day 7

We are now in our home state of North Carolina!! It is hard to believe that just twelve hours ago we were tooling around in the Jeep, savoring our last few hours in the Caribbean. On the ferry from St. John to St. Thomas, we sat on the top deck, relishing the hot sunshine and the beautiful clear waters. The taxi from Red Hook to the airport was pleasant. We were able to see some more of St. Thomas. After being in remote St. John, it was kind of surreal to all of a sudden see a Wendy’s and a Pay Less. Once at the airport, we were expecting chaos due to what we witnessed last Saturday when we arrived in the Virgin Islands. However, everything happened quickly and smoothly, except for one little incident with Scott’s shoes that really isn’t worth mentioning.

Some things we will miss from St. John:

1. Roosters crowing outside our condo in the morning…and in the afternoon…and at night. Instead of being annoyed, we were extremely amused. Go figure.
2. Wild donkeys and goats randomly appearing on the road.
3. Numerous hiking trails waiting to be explored. We told ourselves that if Wilmington offered such out door adventures, we would regularly take advantage of them. I picture us, then, as an outdoorsy, toned couple complete with Tevas, North Face bookbags, and a wide assortment of Nalgenes in a variety of colors.
4. Serendip condo
5. And of course, the beaches and the amazing scenery of God’s creation.
   

Some things we won’t miss…

1. Driving on the left side of the road.
2. Taxi-drivers in their Ford F150s rigged with awnings and benches.
3. Their idea of island time: there did not seem to be any method to the madness…at all.
4. Windowless Jeep Wranglers (really cool in hot weather…not so much in rain and thunderstorms).
5. $6 for a loaf of bread.

Here's a time-lapse photo of St. Thomas from our balcony.


Shot of Peter Bay luxury villas overlooking Maho Bay. By the way, these villas start out at $20K per week. Yikes!


Shot from Annaberg Ruins. On the other side of the near mountain is the dividing line between US waters & British waters.