Photo(s) of the Day February 27th

Some of the amazing yachts docked in St. Thomas - note that the one half cut-off on the right side of the frame has a helicopter on top!

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The absolutely beautiful Megan's Bay... we enjoyed a couple of hours but could easily have stayed all day

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Sophie and Daddy hard at work on a sandcastle

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Sophie saying goodbye to Rolvino, our waiter each night in the formal dining room

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I cannot believe that we’re on the last day of our cruise already. This week has been so lovely that it’s just flown by, and I hate knowing that it’s almost over... especially when we lost half our day to the fact that Sophie was feeling under-the-weather this morning. She was complaining of a “bubbling feeling” in her throat and ended up throwing up a few times before settling into bed for some rest – although she still had the strength to fight me tooth and nail when I tried to get some anti-nausea medication into her. So, we missed out on our plan to take the Sky Ride up the mountain here in St. Thomas... but luckily she bounced back after a quiet morning and was able to enjoy an afternoon at Megan’s Bay beach. The beach is simply spectacular, with green mountains sheltering the sandy shore on three sides and the ocean stretching out in front. The ride to get to Megan’s Bay is something else too... with driving on the left hand side and some amazingly steep and twisty inclines it’s certainly not a road I would like to be responsible for driving on. Sophie was back to looking ill part way through the drive, and I think many of the other passengers on the bus had that slightly-green look too, just from the wildness of the ride. It’s a good thing the beach was worth the journey! We swam and made sand castles, and Chris even got in on the action and went into the ocean, which for someone who isn’t a water-lover is a pretty big step. It was a great afternoon, and such a relief after Sophie’s rough morning. I was glad that she held her own through the evening as well – I was worried that she wouldn’t be well enough to come to our last dinner in the formal dining room to see Rolvino and Andy one last time, or have the chance to say goodbye to the staff at Adventure Ocean who made such a positive impression on her... she so wanted the opportunity to give big hugs (and our little home-made thank you card) to “Goofy Goober Gabby”, “Nemo” and “Raspberry Roberta”. And we can’t forget the high-fives and big hugs owed to Cabin Steward Sidney – there really was such a big team of folks that worked so hard to make our vacation a special one. So with thank you cards in hand we made our rounds, then packed our bags and drifted off for our last night of being rocked to sleep by the waves... sigh.

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