The Plunge

20 Aug

After an adventure-packed New Jersey/Long Island/NYC weekend, I finally took off from JFK on Monday morning (the 15th) arriving in St. Thomas around 2pm. It was difficult to leave, but I was pleasantly greeted with not only 85 degree weather and ocean breezes, but also a welcome shot of rum. Gotta love that island ~~obsession with all things rum~~ hospitality.

In the past few days, I have:

gone to the beach several times
gotten stuck in the pouring rain – climbed up a mountain in the pouring rain
driven on the left side of the road (and only got a little lost…)
gawked at $16 bottles of pomegranate juice
forced my dogs to swim in the ocean
dined with an iguana
drank at least 4 different flavors of rum (guava, black cherry, mango, banana, coconut…ok at least 5)
basked in the sun at the beach, if i didn’t already mention that

After that, I really only have a few more things to check off my list, like go snorkeling, buy a kayak, swim with sea turtles, and try a 6th and 7th flavor of rum. I’ll let you know how it all goes.