St Thomas is another port that I haven’t visited in several years. But we must have docked at a different location this time because nothing about this port of call seemed familiar.
We had breakfast and I did some editing of Marlene’s photos before we went ashore. When we finally got on land we had every intention of walking 1.5 miles into Charlotte Amalie. But some stores intervened and after Marlene dawdled there for the better part of an hour we decided we didn’t have enough time to get into town. So we wandered around the shopping areas near the ship. We were impressed by an amazing James Bond-ish yacht in the harbor, with a helicopter on the upper deck. Before getting back on board we had a drink at a pub (rum punch for Marlene and a delicious toasted coconut lager for me).
It must have been either a strenuous walk or a good beer because I needed a nap before dinner. We dined with Paul and Carol, visited the casino long enough to lose about $100 then went to the late night comedy show. The comedian – Manny Oliveira – was hilarious. I wish I could repeat some of his stuff, but it was all R-rated. Maybe X-rated. But very funny.