Caribbean Cruise 2020 (page 4 of 10)

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Greta's blog:

Day 4 - St Thomas - February 24, 2020

Mike was up early to go running. We'd found the running room the day before. Mike took Trina's recommendation to shower there, as the showers are more spacious than the rooms. Greta slept in.

We headed off for breakfast at the Lido Deck around 9. We had all the basics - scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, sausage, juice, etc. but of course there was a line, but it moved pretty fast (everyone was hungry).

Then we were off the boat to explore the island. We were thinking of taking the sky-ride to the near top of one of mountains when a cab driver (Nataniel from BEST Cab Service) pulled us aside and explained he'd take us to THREE overlooks for $25 apiece as opposed to 1 overlook that wasn't very high up. We took him up on his offer and it was worth the upgrade. It was under a 2 hour trip. At the first overlook, we got out and looked around a bit and got some great pictures. At the 2nd overlook - much higher up - we got some more good pictures. The third overlook was as high as you can got on the island, had a huge gift shop and promised "World Famous Banana Daiquiris". The views there were outstanding, and it was quite a trek up. The island is left-hand drive, with right-hand cars, so it was nice to sit back and let someone else do the driving for the day.

After we got back we walked into downtown, which was a little over a mile away. We had lunch at Glady's (pronounced Glad-EEs) per Nataniel's recommendation. Greta & Mike both had curry chicken (with bones), Jim had a stuff avocado salad and Trina had a chicken Ceasar salad with a side of avocado. The food was plentiful and quite good. We wandered a bit and then took another Best Cab driver's offer (after he'd cut the price) to bring us all back for $10.

Jim & Trina headed back to the boat. Mike & Greta wandered the shops as Mike's Keen sandals were falling apart. After stops at Payless, Famous Footwear, Rainbow, and MANY other little shops, we found NOTHING that would equate to a pair of hiking, closed-toed sandals. Then as we got close to the ship, we saw a Croc store. Low & behold, they had a pair of men's Crocs with closed-toe structure, and a mesh-fabric for the upper - shopping success! We left Mike's Keens in the trash there and re-boarded the boat. They are very stringent about getting on/off the boat with a picture ID and your card - so it was good to have that at all times.

After getting back on the boat, we just hung out around the boat and got some drinks at times. Trina got a burger at Guy's Burger Joint. Greta got a couple of little fish tacos at the Burrito station, but that closed down before the boys could get anything to eat. We hung out outside as the boat pulled away. It had been raining on/off lightly for the rest of the afternoon. Eventually, we headed back to our rooms before our 8:15 supper time.

Dinner was good and we all were feeling good. Mike had seared tuna for the appetizer, chicken curry for the entree, green beans with bacon for the side, and Dutch apple pie for dessert. Greta also had the chicken curry and green beans but with ceviche appetizer and praline cake for dessert. Jim had the chicken curry as well and Trina had a steak.

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