King Christian Hotel Christiansted

... located on the quieter Frederiksted side of the island (not the busier Christiansted side). For the first three days, we just parked our bee-hinds at the resort and on the beach and did nothing. Of course, Steve got a second birthday bonanza as we were actually supposed to be there for it. And, we met a bunch of people who were really cool, including Chris and Ron. On Day 3, we made the short walk into Frederiksted. Frederiksted is quite nice, and ...

Day 5: 20th April 2009, Monday Time: 10 am EST Location: St. Croix, USVI Here was a day I was eager about! The reason? there were going to be lots of first-time experiences throughout the day! Beginning with my first trip on a SEAPLANE! Ever since I watched "Tale Spin" on Disney, I was fascinated by this concept of a plane taking off and landing on water...and so when I got the opportunity to experience the ...

... around the whole Island in their rental car - pictures to follow soon - and met a donkey up close head in the window style which we fed artificial cheese flavored chex mix and took a photo op. That's the same day we found our studio apartment up the sketchiest hill I've ever seen next to our awesome landlords and cool new friends for next to no rent compared to a lot of places on the island. We're about a 2 minute ...

Why is it that we always try to kill ourselves the few days before departure???? Always the case. But at 4:35 pm the house is clean except for a final floor sweeping in the morning and we're basically packed except for last minute toiletries. You'd think we were cruising around the world!!! WAY too much luggage. Hope we can afford the overage charge on the seaplane. Maybe we'll throw it all ...

... of these "greathouses." With acres of rolling green hills, St. Croix's plantation estates also bore crops of okra, cabbage, corn, and other vegetables still prominent in Caribbean cuisine. As the sugar industry declined after the 1960s, tourism became the most important industry on the island.

... It may have already made your bulk/spam mail and you are not even getting the news? We have no idea about accessing computers during our adventure, but will give it our best try. We are going to be in Madrid (thanks to a lengthy layover a la American Airlines) for only 1 day. As most of you know, Bob and I will make the most of the ...

... it was really disgusting and there was one night when we were driving back after dinner and a movie (the movie theatre is one of the only air-conditioned places on island) and we passed the refinery on our way home. The flame was burning off some excess products, but it was such a haunting sight. The orange flame was enormous and really bright against the otherwise dark night sky; the first description that pops into my head of it is apocalyptic.  But I can't wait to go back.

... write this there is a hummingbird humming it's way around a bush outside my bedroom window.) Now I would have been so disappointed to miss out on the leap, it was just my cup of tea. It is in the rainforest, fairly near the fruit stand and you access it by a long , long canopied driveway, that takes you up the hill and into the most ramshackle yard with old decrepit vehicles everywhere, at least four dogs, only one of which could muster up any interest in us at all. At the far side ...

... On the way back a bloke from New Jersey got talking to me and it was a wierd thing, but all the big concerts that he's been to mainly at the JFK Stadium in New York I had seen in London. Right from Pink Floyd Animals tour to The Who last year! However it was because of him that I was distracted from my sunburn vigilance ( on the way to the island I had looked A bit like ' White lady, she burn ' with my muslin kaftan, long shorts and sarong over the rest of my legs while the ...

... E to take me back there, because we went there unfortunately after I had skinted myself. After the Columbus thing we skirted the Northern coast road winding up down and aruond , rarely losing sight of the glistening sea ( St. Croix fact - St. Croix is one of very few islands in the carribean that is entirely surrounded by the carribean sea. Most islands have the carribean on one side and the atlantic on the other. Fact ) While you are travelling in Sweenys open sided bus you're ...