Sorry I missed Day 4.
It turned out to be a busy day here in paradise. It was cloudy and drizzly in
the morning (still practically heaven compared to the insane weather in the
northeast) so we took the opportunity to head out for some shopping. Shopping
is pretty limited here. There are a couple of “malls,” though that is using the
term rather loosely. There are no big “anchor” stores, just a bunch of small
shops, most of which sell pretty much the same stuff, with a preponderance of
t-shirts. Then there are a couple of nice jewelry stores that sell a lot of baubles
with unusual stones. We walked around a bit and we saw a very pretty bracelet,
but it seemed a bit extravagant to me. So Barry did that thing he does and
managed to get me busy buying something for the children in another store while
he, saying he was going to buy Ella some earrings we had looked at, ran back
and bought that bracelet as well. I was again reminded of something that one of
the girl’s teachers back in early elementary school said to me, “Barry is a
prince of a guy.”
I have a hard time
doing much walking, and even if we had a wheelchair here it would be nearly
impossible to use it, so we did not stay long. When the clouds cleared and we
finished shopping we headed off to Hawksnest Beach, ate the picnic lunch we had
brought, and sat on the beach for a few hours.
Then we went back and showered
and dressed and headed over to a place called Miss Lucy’s to listen to some
music. This is the view from where we sat on the patio:
From there we moved to a place called Skinny Legs to hear a singer named Laura. We have heard her many times over the years and each year we ponder why she never left this place to pursue a larger career, she really is that good. We listened to her for a couple of sets and then headed back to the villa.
Today, it will be more
of the same. We’re packing up lunch and heading to Trunk Bay. This is a
gorgeous beach that is about as “touristy” as things get on St. John, in that
it has actual bathrooms and a small food concession. But the big attraction is,
or perhaps was would be more the correct
term, an underwater snorkel path, with signs telling you what you are looking
at. Unfortunately, after years of throngs of novice snorkelers, much of the
beautiful coral has been damaged, so even the first couple of times we did it
(back when I could still go snorkeling), it was disappointing. Still, it is a
beautiful beach with relatively easy access, worth a visit.
We have our food and Malcolm
Gladwell’s newest book, David and Goliath, for Sabbath, and are all set
for a beautiful and peaceful 25 hours. Saturday night we will head over to
Island Blues for some drinks and music. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, three more
days of the same, if the traffic is moving....
Sending warm thoughts and wishes for warm weather to all!
Love,
Rebecca
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