Virgin Islands Vacation - Day 1 - Thursday, 05/19/11

We arrived in St. Thomas with no problems. Our host picked us up at the airport and brought us to the condo. It's a really cute little place, really close to the beach. Looks like she's watched a few episodes of Trading Spaces. Nearly all the other people who live in the condo's work at the same company, called Caribbean Oil or something like that. They're all American, and very friendly. Our place feels like a safe little isolated area.

The island is very beautiful. It's very green with lots of colorful flowers, neat rocks, and amazing views. I have several pretty cool pictures already. The island is really a big mountain. The neighbors warned us not to even attempt to walk up the hill to the convenience store at the top unless we're athletes. We're at sea level and the top of the hill is at 900 ft elevation. The roads make me a bit nervous, but all the drivers seem acclimated to the narrow, winding, hilly, drive-on-the-left roads. Thank goodness Curt knows how to drive like this well.