I've said it before

and I'll say it again - 

I'm SO GLAD I have this guy to go through life with!

 Happy Anniversary, baby!

Can't believe it's been 34 years!!

But looking forward to many, MANY more!!

[Today we hope to be  traveling to TN so we can be 
eclipsing together with our little family-

on the morrow -]

So, as some of you may know [ha] we extended Craig's work trip a few days to enjoy

a couple of islands in the Caribbean - 

And the first thing I can say it we were VERY unprepared -  

But we had a blast anyway!! 

Here's some photos [that I may or may not have shared on other social media already - ] from our quick trip to St. Thomas and St. John - 

Above - sunset sailboat / big catamaran cruise -

[I'll share my traveler's notebook in a week or so - ] 

 

I still have a love / hate relationship with my super zoom Nikon...

That's Craig out on one of the little cats provided by our resort 

[lots of free things included - paddle boards, that tricycle thingies, floats, etc.]

 When it works - the zoom is exceptional

[someone from the resort wanted to go along since he didn't know how to sail...

and Craig is an excellent sailor]

but the battery kind of drives me crazy the way it gives me 

NO WARNING that it's about to die... 

  Our little beach on St. Thomas had a little 'bloom' come in -

 causing it to be 'not-so-pretty' in just a couple of hours - 

so it just couldn't compare the beautiful beaches we saw on St. John later in the weekend... 

[And I love how we always seem a little unprepared for the selfie - 

 AND WE'RE TAKING THE PHOTO - lol.]

Still... look at that beautiful clear water!!

Honestly, once we got a mask [bc, hey, we never thought to take ours - cRaZy -]

 it was like swimming in an aquarium - 

we saw six - eight different [COLORFUL] fish within thirty minutes - wow.

Side note - anyone who knows Craig well will find this funny - 

His bag was the only one out of FIVE suitcases that didn't make it to St. Thomas - ha. 

How can you mis-place one bag out of five?

All's well - He got it the next day...

But I was thinking he might have to 'phone a friend' - ha

We had lots of good food 

and some 'okay' food - and some 'not-again' food - 

[mofungo is not for me - lol]

But I think we both agree that Miss Lucy's Sunday Brunch on St. John  was the best - 

 

Live [jazz] music - outdoor setting - island breeze - 

cool under shade trees, yet right on the beach...

And the food was delish!

Also - free iced tea refills - a rarity on this trip!!

Just really lovely all 'round.

Definitely worth the drive to that side of the island - 

 

Last photo - this is how my sweetheart can be innovative 

when the little super zoom dies with no warning -  

He took this photo THROUGH his binoculars - 

I love it! 

Here's a SOC shot, I think - 

Pretty cool!

So, we had a really good time! 

And I can say, that while I've never really had a burning desire to go to the Caribbean - now that I've been, I know I will definitely be back. The heat away from the beaches can be relentless -- but that beautiful crystal clear turquoise water is addicting.