Maria's by the Sea Road Town

... I am unable to comment on the quality of the sushi itself because the whole experience was completely soured by the offensive and obnoxious host/owner, a Scot called Alan. Honestly, this man needs a crash course in customer service - he is downright rude, and unless somebody can give me a very, very good reason to make a return visit, I shall not! It's a real shame because I believe he could have made a really good go of it.

... t, the fact the property is child friendly does not detract, as this is a fantastic house for adults, just the same.

Finally we found the owners very easy to work with. They live in the UK and we managed the business side of the rental over the Internet and via FedEx. I was a bit nervous about managing such a transaction, with private individuals, over the Internet; but I took a leap of faith and it paid off. The owners ...

... week. Goodbyes were exchanged with our dear British friends that we made during the last two weeks at our 2nd dinner seating and to other friends made on the ship.

Being our last evening on board of Caribbean Princess, regretfully, we retreated to our room early in the evening in order to start packing in preparation of tomorrow's disembarkation day. We were informed by Princess that all of our luggages had to be outside the room's door by ...

... gate of the Baths park, we were instructed that there were two different trails that would bring us to two different beaches. One trail being further away while another one, closer. Our adventurous side voted for the furthest trail.

Therefore, off we went, with bathing suits under our clothes, down the marked small uneven rocky trail that had a variety of cactuses and trees as surroundings. As we made our way around several ...

... on the port by 8:30am.

The US Virgin Islands, which are comprised of several small islands, are America's paradise and offers a blend of island ways and American customs. The capital of St. Thomas is Charlotte Amalie and the island is 40 miles east of Puerto Rico. The island has stunning views with crystalline waters, white sandy beaches and palms trees. Its northern coast borders the ...

... the size. Occasionally a jumbo took off, rather than landed, which meant it taxied down to the beach we were at, turned around, pointed its back end at us and fired up its engines. This created an intense sand storm which coated those caught unaware from head to foot in a constant, painful blast of sand. It looked as if it literally blew that entire section of the beach away for several minutes before beginning its take-off. A few mango smoothies, swims and sand-blasted ...

Woke at 0600 to wake my parents, help them get ready for their departure. Paul took them in the dinghy to the dock, where they walked to the airport. Once Paul was back, we woke the kids, had some cocoa, then cast away. We had no difficulty leaving Trellis Bay -- looked like we were experts. Breezy and rough between Trellis and Marina Cay, but, with the wind behind us, the run down Tortola was easy. Pulling into Road Town ...

... us at our table, but, since the light did not shine on the food, it didn't seem to matter. We enjoyed the atmosphere ... and the spiced rum in our coffee. (Plus, Marin got to see Tiara Girl again...)

After dinner, we walked the length of the BEYC grounds. To the north, we rounded the point across from Saba Rock and walked along the path, lit by filagree lanterns, to the end of the road. Retracing our steps, we then walked to the south along the path towards the isthmus ...

... bill and left. I ran after him to let him know it was 10 East Caribbean dollar (2,65 EC for 1 US), so that he could expect some change. But the lady never told him, hoping to keep the change! So ALWAYS ask EC or US. The taxi drivers are always charging WAY too much, and they will tell you it's because the government is setting the prices. The thing is, if you ...

... Felt so good to have all of us together again. Of course, all the boys want to do is get in the water and swim! Monday, October 17, 2005 - Culebra Island, Puerto Rico - Kyle Today we went to town in our dinghy -it was fun! We cleaned up all morning. It was hard work. After that, Sean, Christopher and I went for a swim! We were not hot then! It was fun! The water was warm. I felt excited to be on the boat again. Tuesday, October 18, 2005 -Sean We started school today. It ...