We woke up to a beautiful morning. I sat on the front of the boat doing devotions and soaked it all in. Breakfast was served at 9:00 am and once again Amy impressed. It was avocado toast with local greens, bacon and a fried egg on top. Amazing!
After breakfast we brought in our laundry that had dried overnight and then got underway. It was about a 45 min trip to reposition in Waterlemon Bay in St John. It was a bit windier this morning but the ride was beautiful.
We moored in a very quiet cove surrounded by green hills, the remnants of an old sugar plantation. We decided to take a hike first so Captain Nick brought us ashore in the dinghy and we headed up the trail. The hike was only about 1/2 mile but it was mostly uphill. There was one stop about halfway up with a cool archway and then on the very top another spot with an incredible view. It was warm but so worth it.
We were ready for a cool down when we got back so we swam and floated around the boat until lunch. Rog and Gretchen took a walk over to the other side of the National Park where they saw the old sugar plantation.
Lunch was a southwest salad with blackened grouper with handmade pizzas for the kids. The day’s cocktails were Palomas.
After lunch, Sammy learned to make painkillers - our favorite cocktail so far. We relaxed a bit… a few took naps.
Then Captain Nick took us to another area to snorkel. We saw so many fish! Uncle Roger spotted a sting ray and several of us saw a sea turtle.
When we returned to the boat, we showered and just relaxed. Amy served us a bread bowl with spinach & artichoke dip and we watched from the bridge as some wild goats came down to the shore to explore.
Nick was excited to be smoking our meat for tonight’s meal. We had smoked filet mignon, bacon wrapped asparagus and a panko-topped Mac N Cheese. The kids were called into the galley to help with dessert… they got to torch the tops of our Masala Chai-infused Crème Brûlée. The tea came from a recent trip Nick and Amy took to India. Everything was excellent once again!
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