St. Thomas, USVI

St. Thomas, United States Virgin Island was our stop the day after Samana.  We had decided before we left for this trip that this was the day we were going to just be with our spouses and meet up for dinner in the evening.  We spent the day without seeing each other but passed notes back and forth on each others doors.  It was pretty funny.  Debbie and I decided to spend the morning snorkeling and ended up at Coki beach.  This was not our first choice but it just worked out this way.

The beach.  It was a beautiful morning!

The water was pretty warm and clear!

We had forgotten our underwater camera but had a plastic case that we had purchased online for underwater use.  This is the best shot we got!  The first were pretty and there were quite a few of them.  Jeremy and Evelyn were doing a helmet dive right next to this beach so there were quite a few fish in the area. 

Our new snorkeling gear from Costco.

Us in the water. 

Debbie had the brilliant idea of bringing a box of fruit loops from the ship to feed the fish!  She put them in a plastic bag and tucked them in her suit.  She opened the bag and the whole thing spilled out and caused the fish to go crazy but then the loops decided to float so the fish gave up!  Here she is in her mess!  The cereal eventually made it to shore and I saw a parent trying to keep his kid away from picking one up and eating it!  So we can blame some Caribbean pollution on Debbie!

We had a very nice couple take a picture of us before we left and headed back to the ship to clean up.

We got cleaned up and took another taxi into Downtown St. Thomas.  It is very well known for its high price shopping with Tiffany & Co., and some other high end shops.  We took a walk around and weren't very impressed with this city.  The people seemed very nice but all they want is your money!

So we did some sight seeing.  Above is an old building from 1671.  It is currently closed but it looked like they may be working on it. 

We just loved the look of these buildings.  Weathered and old!

We just loved the look of these buildings.  Weathered and old! 

After we walked around for awhile we headed back to the port and took some tourist pictures.  I took this one of Debbie and then...

This nice lady took this one of us!  (Isn't this supposed to look like a post card?  Just sayin')

This nice lady took this one of us!  (Isn't this supposed to look like a post card?  Just sayin')

Us before heading back on board.

This is a very nice shot toward downtown St. Thomas.  The boats were beautiful on the ocean!

We met up with Jeremy and Evelyn and had to get a few pictures before he headed to dinner.

We met up with Jeremy and Evelyn and had to get a few pictures before he headed to dinner.

We met up with Jeremy and Evelyn and had to get a few pictures before he headed to dinner. 

They had an incredible time on their helmet dive!  The only reason we didn't do this excursion was that I am pretty claustrophobic.  They reassured me that I wouldn't have liked the feeling.  I was happy with my decision.

This night we treated to a specialty restaurant.  We went to Mombo's which was a Mexican restaurant.  It was decent but nothing really fancy.  We had an enjoyable dinner and Key Lime Pie for dessert.

If you are wondering what this picture is, it is a rib in a glass of water.  We laughed all evening about this mishap.  Later that evening Debbie and I were lucky enough to use an evening of Jeremy and Evelyn's spa package!  It was nice to go and relax for a while!

And this little creature that was waiting for us that evening!  St. Thomas was a nice place to stop.  It was our least favorite stop on the trip.  There are a whole bunch of things we would do differently if we had to stop her again.  It was a fun day though!  We love cruising!

To see pictures from Jeremy and Evelyn's day click here.  To see their helmet dive click here.