Well, the honeymoon is quickly drawing to a close. We have to check-out at noon, although we don't have a flight till 4:40. At least the flight home is easier this time, we ride a 757 all the way and don't have to get off when we land in San Jaun. Coming here we had to do the San Juan Sprint, running an entire airport in just a few minutes.
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Today we were very excited, our second and last voyage on the water. This is the one I was really looking forward to and i was hoping i would not be disappointed. I will save you the anticipation, it was fantastic. The weather was a little cloudy, but we were the only two on board and the trip was just devine.

We woke up later than usual, both of us sleeping till 8:00. Since we had to be at the dock by 9:30, we had awakened a little late, but we knew we could make it on time. We both ate, dressed and worked in the sunscreen and made our way out the door by 9:00. The office called us a taxi, it turned out to be our friend Stanely, and we arrived in Redhook about 9:15. As we walked around the dock heading towards the flagpole we were told to go to, the captain called out to us "Mr. & Mrs. Spare?" Well, the day didn't start off perfect, but I've had my last name butchered worse. Captain Pat introduced himself and told us that we would be having a private charter today, only the two of us. While that isn't good for the Captain, it is great for us. Read More...

Today we did some dreaming. We love it here at St. Thomas and adore St. John. As I mentioned yesterday while we were getting information on tours of St. John, we were asked if we might be interested in a 90 minute presentation by the Westin on a better way to vacation. We are always looking for better ways to vacation, so the easy answer was yes. When she told us the Westin would give us some money to use in the local shops, well, we were sold. We made our arrangements yesterday and today we dreamed a little. Read More...

Today we decided to head over to St. John Island which is located about 20 minutes by boat from Redhook, St. Thomas. St. John is a much smaller island with a population well below that of St. Thomas. The island is a mixture of residences, boutique shops and resorts; but more than half of the island is dedicated to the National Park Service. This means that most of the island is reachable only on foot. It is an increadibly beautiful place and surprisingly quiet when compared to St. Thomas, or just about any other place.

It didn't take Tracy and I long to decide we loved St. John and that if when we come back to this part of the Virgin Islands we want to stay at one of the resorts on St. John. It is definitely the place to go if you want to relax, but still have access to modern conveniences; including shopping.

The shopping is pretty good too. Not price wise mind you, i can't say I saw many great deal; but the shops are very nice. This isn't a place for power shopping, but more for boutique window shopping. We both had a lot of fun just checking out all of the stores, and I think we did see each and every one of them.

Before we left we ran into the tourist information center which is paid for by the Westin St. John. in talking to concierge we were given the opportunity to return tomorrow to see the Westin St. John time shares. We aren't ready to invest in such a vacation opportunity, but they offered us a bribe (a.k.a. money) to take 90 minutes out of our honeymoon. Enough money that we could get Tracy something nice from one of the many boutiques on the island.

When we got home, we were ready to just chill and do some relaxing. We still have several days left of our honeymoon, but we can feel the end nearing. We are also excited about Monday's day sail. That should be very relaxing and exciting. Tracy has never been sailing either, and it's a chance to do some more snorkling. We even got underwater cameras today so we can take some photos. I don't know what they cost back home, but here we made $24 each. Ouch! That's what we get for not planning ahead.

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Honeymoon photos of the first few days are posted. Day one starts with our first full day in St. Thomas. Every few days we will post more photos. Today I am uploading Day 1 and Day 2, if I get a chance tonight I will upload all of today's (Day 3) photos. The photo to the right is of both Tracy and I at our first dinner in St. Thomas. We ate at the Blue Moon Cafe located on-site at Secret Harbor. This was also our first real dinner since we were married.

Today Tracy and I decided that we would just take it easy. No trips anywhere, no shopping; just relaxing. I'm proud to say that short of a quick trip to the on-site dive shop and two souvenir shops we succeeded quite well. If you know either of us, you know that for us to sit still for an entire day is not an easy task. Read More...

We are staying on the East end of the island in an area known as Redhook. While this is where many of the best resorts are located, the capital of St. Thomas is on the West end of the island. This is where all of the cruise ships come in each day. The airport is also located on the West end. So if you come to St. Thomas, most likely you will enter through the town of Charlotte Amallie. If you like to shop, it is a town you want to visit. If you do so though, you want to try and hit the town when there are only one or two cruise ships in port. Read More...

Even with a 2 hours time difference, we are in the Atlantic Time zone (yes its a real time zone), we woke up at 7 am or for those mathematically challenged that's 5 am Central; our usual wake-up time. Yes, we are sick people. I actually woke a few minutes before my bride and walked onto our veranda and saw one of the most beautiful sites of my life, Nazerath Bay.

The honeymoon has begun. I woke-up Tracy and we prepared for our first day's adventure. We were going to eat breakfast at the on-site restaraunt, but while in the main office checking on transportation we met Stanley, a local taxi cab driver and he suggested Molly Malones, an Irish pub. He said that was his pick for breakfast and he would be happy to take us there. Ten minutes and 10 bucks later (plus a tip) we were there. His son, also a cab driver, was with him and when we asked him the best way to see the island he suggested his father. We got Stanley's phone number and said we would keep him in mind, and we will. Especially after eating at the pub, it was comfortable and very good. It is an open air restaraunt with a small man made waterfall and stream running through it. Very relaxing. Read More...

Arrived exhausted. Thank god we are here. Hotel room is gorgeous. We here the ocean, and can see a few waves, but its too dark to see more than that. We have a full kitchen, but no food. We will have to go shopping tomorrow for coffee and other essentials. The weather is near perfect, but its very, very humid. Welcome to the tropics. While it really isn't late as we are still on central time, we are completly exhausted from several days of non-stop activities. Who knew a wedding could make you so increadibly tired? We've unpacked our bags and settled in for the duration. It is not time for us both to settle in and drop off for a good night's sleep. We have until Thursday next to do and see what we want to do, plus find a little time for ourselves and simple relaxation. Good night!