Today’s the last day and it starts with docking in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Because the Federales are in charge, everyone has to go through immigration with their passport and ship pass. This is done on the dining room before breakfast. It moved along pretty quickly, but, as we’ve seen before, US Immigration officials are some of the rudest bureaucrats in existence.
This lead to a crowd at breakfast, since everyone immediately went to eat after they got cleared. The 4 guys ended up standing at a bar eating because there were no seats available. By the time the ladies went down, things had cleared out pretty well so they got to eat like civilized persons.
Today was a day at the beach. There’s nothing on St. Thomas that we couldn’t live without, so we grabbed a cab to Magan’s Bay, which is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful bays in the world. We got there, rented floaties and chairs, and proceeded to soak up sun for the last day.
Robbie and Brian had worked behind the scenes so they went on a submarine ride with Taylor and Jordan (who didn’t go to the beach). Caleb couldn’t do that because of his ear problems and the pressure associated with going 150 ft. underwater. He caught up with them later, though, and all 5 of them went parasailing. This was, by all accounts, a great thing.
Apparently you go 600 ft. in the air, then they dip you down in the ocean and take you back up again. Everyone who did it seemed to have a good time. The rest of us opted for a nap in the shade by the pool, having gotten all the sun we could possibly need for a while.
It’s been a great vacation. The guys opted to pack this morning before leaving, so all we have to do is stuff our dinner clothes into the suitcases (weighing in at 49.8 pounds each!) and we’re ready to go. The cruise line has a deal with the airlines and you can check your luggage straight through – not having to drag these suitcases through the line with all the other people is going to be well worth the minimal cost there!
It’s time to get dressed for dinner now. I may try to summarize later if any great wisdom comes to me.
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