Yesterday we drove around the island--to a neighborhood we were considering renting a home in for a family trip next summer (turned out to be a hard no, the house is beautiful but the road to it is a horrible chore), and then over to one of the furthest spots in Coral Bay for some snorkeling. You need four wheel drive to get over here, so we usually have the place to ourselves. We had not ventured here since the storms, so were unsure what to expect underwater.
The moonscape beach
Unfortunately, this area has not recovered well from the hurricanes, so no underwater photos today. It was nice to snorkel for a couple of hours though.
We stopped by a little bar/restaurant for lunch while on that side of the island, Aqua Bistro
We got an order of the mahi tacos and the shrimp tacos. They were pretty paltry. Mahi
Shrimp
We had planned this to be our only meal for the day, but obviously plans would have to change! We encountered heavy traffic while leaving Coral Bay
And then went for a late afternoon swim at Trunk Bay. There were cruise ships in port on St. Thomas yesterday, but we figured the cruisers would be gone by now. In prior years, the call for "Back to the Ship!" came at 3PM. We discovered that unfortunately that is no longer the case
Back to the Ship! Is apparently at 4PM these days. After 4PM the beach was much nicer
We got back to our rental house to see the sun set from the deck. It was a bit cloudy.
We were hungry, so headed in to town to find something casual. Husband lobbied for the Beach Bar, one of his favorites. The bar was crowded so I did not want to take a picture of it and disturb anyone. It's very funky inside. Here is the area where we were sitting
Menu. Typical bar food
Husband's margarita
Tuna down now
Fried shrimp
Fried mahi mahi.
Our last fancy dinner of the trip is this evening, and I am hoping for a good sunset.
