Lameshur Bay Trail

Sleeping and snoring Billy Jack

Early on the hike before the hills!
Two tired girls at the top.

Off we went today to hike the Lameshur Bay Trail to see the petroglyph's. It was a balmy 84 degrees with slight breeze. We went with our friends the Sutton's. The Sutton's have a 6yr old boy, a 5 yr old girl and a 2 year old boy. All 7 of us hiked the 2.1 miles to the petroglyph's and then 2.1 miles back. We started pretty close to sea level and climbed to 467 feet then down to sea level to see the petroglyph's. The pertoglyph's are rock carvings that "were created by the pre-Colombian inhabitants of St. John known as the Taino". The carvings line a freshwater pool surrounded by smooth rocks. Of course one of the children had to fall into the pool. I will not say which child! We had a snack on the rocks, did some mongoose spotting, then it was 2.1 miles back up 467 feet so we could descend down to the car. For walking 4.2 miles the kids did awesome! At one point the 2 year old fell asleep on his moms shoulders. She probably carried him 1/2 mile at least! After that hike we can do anything!

Our House

The kids room from the outside.
Our main living area.
The kids bedroom. All the bedrooms are set up the same.
Our really cool shower!

How our stuff got here, wrapped in plastic on a pallet.
Jay opening his only box!
Quinn playing paddle ball.
The view from our house.
The main living area in our house.

Our life on Iguana Road

We finally moved into our new house. Our new house is located on Iguana Road. For those of you who want to find it one the map Iguana Road is off of Chocolate Road East or some combo of those words. We overlook Hart Bay. Our house has a beautiful view of the ocean from all of the bedrooms and our the main living room. You can hear the waves crashing as you sleep. Here is the nitty gritty about our house. It is a 4 bedroom house. Each bedroom is its own separate room. If you look at the front of the house from the beach the main living area consisting of 1 giant room with the kitchen, dining room and family room are in the middle. To the right of the main room is the kids bedroom. Both kids are sharing a bedroom. They seem to like being together and we have not had any problems, yet. Below that bedroom is our bedroom. We have a cool shower that has plants in it and a screen above it so it is part indoor part outdoor. To the left of the main living room is out third bedroom. We are using that room as a school room/playroom/guest room. Above that room is where the owner of the house, Danny is living. The children have adopted Danny's dog Homer as their own. Homer and Roosie get along like old pals.

Night time ferry ride

We went to visit some friends yesterday on St. Thomas. We took our car and did some shopping while we were over there. We spent the afternoon on the beach with Scott and Crissie McCormack and then had dinner with them. When it was time to head out we had to leave our car in St.Thomas since we missed the last car ferry. We took the people ferry back to St. John. The kids were so exicted. Check one item of the list of things "they want to do". The ride home has been my most favorite moment so far here. When the ferry captain turned off his spot light, the moon lit up the night. The moon illuminated the mountains around us and the clouds. You could see the big dipper hanging on the edge of the ocean getting ready to spill out its contents. The clouds raced across the sky casting shadows on the ocean. All of this as we jet across the ocean to our lovely little island dotted with lights. Just beautiful!

Anything new?

We are moving into our new house next weekend. Be on the lookout for pictures. Our household goods should arrive tomorrow, clear customs next week and then we should get it next weekend. It was a pretty quiet week this week. The kids and I made some new friends on Wednesday. On Wednesdays we go over to Coral Bay and play on the local field. The field is about the size of 1 1/2 baseball fields and it is covered in goat poop. The goats come and mow the field and then poop on it. A bunch of moms get together in the afternoon on Wednesdays and the kids can run wild and play! We had been going on Wednesdays but most of the kids were younger. This Wed. there was a 6 year old boy and a 5 year old girl. You would have thought my kids had died and gone to heaven. They got along great with these two kids! Not to mention that I get along great with their mom. We went to the beach together on Thursday and Friday. My kids cannot wait to see them! That alone makes life that much easier. Oh and that our stuff will be here. I am getting tired of wearing the same 2 pairs of shorts.

Tahiti Open

Jay played in a golf tournament today. I know what you are thinking, there are not any golf courses on St. Thomas. Well they made do. It was "The Last Ever Tahiti Open at Pond Bay". The land for Pond Bay (the same Pond Bay that Jay is working for) has been cleared for about 15-20 years. Every few years or so they hold a fundraiser there for someone from the island that needs some help. (This one was for Jim's medical bills) They make up their own holes on what ever happens to be there. Over trees and rocks, off of water cisterns, down hills, you get the idea. They have pieces of carpet for tee boxes, pvc pipe for holes and flags stuck into the ground somewhere near the hole for flags sticks. Some of the holes are "groomed" meaning they have sand put down for the putting green. The 4th hole (picture above) was off of the water cistern. 100 yard away was the green which was some dirt with painted rocks outlining the green. Quinn went and played a few holes with Jay. On 18 he actually hit all the shots and got it in the hole. 18 was downhill through a shoot covered with sticks, rocks, and dirt. Oh, and he was using only his putter. They had water/bloodymary stations. Golf balls were sold since you ended up losing a ton of them. Trophies went out for best costume. You could sponsor a hole or just make donations. Every one who played got a lei and a koozie. People came to watch, wander around the course and cheer everyone on. It was very interesting to be a part of since most of these people are locals.

Beach Bound