December 28, 2016. Another day, another St. Thomas beach!

LOCATION:  House-sitting in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

WEATHER:  Mostly sunny.  High around 90  

The couple renting the Air B&B downstairs recommended a different beach.  They had spotted lots of interesting fish and beautiful coral, and described it as pristine.

So, after morning chores, we headed there.  It was pleasantly quiet.  We were able to get a picnic table under a sea grape tree with good shade.

We had the area mostly to ourselves.

Unfortunately, I did not have good luck snorkeling. I swam all the way from our section of the beach to the far end, searching for fish.  

I finally found the coral, but only a few fish.  It was quite windy, so I had a good workout swimming against the waves.  We watched these workers sweep up seaweed on the beach.  Job security.....I'm sure the seaweed returns each morning.    

A nearby resort offers lots of water sports, so we watched people parasailing and jet-skiing.  

We swam and relaxed for about 2 hours.  This park has a nice bathroom facility so we were able to wash off the salt water before we left.  

On our way back across the island, we realized that all the traffic lights were out.  Normally the traffic is crazy, and it was even scarier without the lights.  We had planned to eat lunch at a nice Mexican place where our homeowners had taken us our first day. We encountered darkness when we arrived, as their electricity was out, too.  As we were contemplating Plan B, the lights came back on, and we had a nice burrito bowl lunch there.

 

A big iguana lives in the yard next to us.  We have seen him on the neighbor's roof.  Today, as we returned to our complex, the iguana was just sitting in the road.  We didn't want to run over him.  George honked the horn and got the tires close to him,  but he wouldn't budge.  Finally, I got out of the car and gently nudged him with my foot, and he skittered away.

  DINNER:  Being our last night here, it was time for leftovers.  Omelettes are great for that.  I added bits of everything we have left....shrimp, onions, garlic, green pepper, and cheese.  Quite good, and a resulting empty refrigerator!