Arrived in Frederiksted, St. Croix on Easter morning, rolled out of bed and went up to the breakfast buffet where I ate like it was my last meal! Then it was a cross- island bus ride to the town of Christansted for a snorkeling excursion to Buck Island.
Buck Island National Park and some excellent snorkeling in the crystal clear waters.
The happy couple after our underwater fun. We saw sea turtles, conch, shrimp, and tons of beautiful fishand coral. Back on the ship carol gets some sun at the pool while I walk around Fredricksted...
St. Croix as we sail out of port. That night we had our first formal dinner, and met our charming dinner companions. There was Elaine and her mom Edith from the Jersey shore, also Mike and Dottie from Denver Co., Pete and his dad Dick from Ontario Canada, and Hal and Mary from Cleveland rounding out a fine and enthusiastic crew. And Zafir, our head waiter.
Carol had filet. We thought it would be a good idea to do some laps around the pool deck after dinner each night, 12 laps equaling one mile, and the first night we managed only 10 before heading off to the slot machines and the big Broadway show. |
The food was generally excellent. I
had rack of veal,