...the sun sets on St. Croix

Our last few days in St. Croix were very relaxing. We went to the Point Udal, which is the Easternmost point of US territory. We swam, we snorkeled, we read in the hammocks by the water. We went into Christensted for lunch and shopping.

There are lots of dogs on the island. Most of them are not strays, however, they roam like cats do at home. There aren’t yards, really, and dogs have free roam around. We went up to Cane bay to snorkel and swim and had a great time watching all of the dogs on the beach. There was this one cute dog that had a “security Frisbee.” He would not let the thing go! When he did put the Frisbee down, if someone came by to throw it for him, he would put his paw on it like, “um, no. this is my Frisbee.” Occasionally, someone would get it and throw it and he would swim out to get it in the water and bring it right back to his spot on the sand.

A little bit later, a lady came with her little dog, and she threw the tennis ball for the little dog to fetch. The other dog, wanted to join in, but he wouldn’t put down his Frisbee. So he would chase the tennis ball with the Frisbee in his mouth, but when he reached the tennis ball, he’d just sort of look at it as if wondering how to get it without putting down his Frisbee. Meanwhile, the little dog would just creep in and grab it. Finally, after about 15 minutes, the big dog ran over and used his Frisbee to scoop up the ball. He was right at the wave break on the shore so it was difficult to see, but next thing you know, he’s trotting up the beach with the Frisbee AND the tennis ball in his mouth!!!! Cutie!!!

One evening we went to a French restaurant, Le St. Tropez in Frederiksted. From outside it looked shabby, but on the inside it was charming. We ate on the patio along a cobblestone alley decorated in small white tree lights, and tables for visitors with dogs. (Many places allow dogs to join you for meals.) I had lobster again and Grant had Filet Mignon.

We also ate lunch at Rum Runners in Christensted on Saturday and again on Sunday while waiting for our flight (I’ll explain later.) We had the same waitress both days, and it was here that I finally sampled conch meat, a Caribbean tradition, in the form of conch fritters. It was quite good, but no doubt about it, conch meat is chewy! Rum Runners is another outside restaurant that runs along the Christensted boardwalk, very near where we boarded the Renegade for our Buck island tour. Little crabs frequently climb up to the edge of the tables and eat scraps that have fallen from the tables. Marie, our waitress, said that sometimes they will crawl right on to peoples feet…they don’t bite, she said, but the tickly feeling can be creepy…

We spent our last full afternoon on the beach in front of our cottage…truly, from what we’ve seen, one of the better beaches on the island, lounging on our rafts, beaching each other, and genuinely enjoying our time together.




Grant and I, I think, are truly lucky, in that we can easily spend long amounts of time together (3 weeks!), and genuinely enjoy it. I am so glad that he is my husband, because he truly makes a wonderful partner for me in so many ways.