Dreamy St. Thomas!
St. Thomas… and it was a dream!!!
It’s true. If you’re thinking about a cruise or trip that includes St. Thomas along the way… you’re definitely planning the right getaway ๐
We’re not huge into group excursions… but we decided for the fun of it, we would try one, and I have to say that we had way more fun than I thought we would. ha!
Yes, this is an Ice Bar. LOL.
If you’ve never been to one, it’s pretty simple. EVERYTHING is made out of ice, and all of your drinks are frosty cold ๐
We don’t drink alcohol, but our diet coke and water sure were SUPER chilly! haha!
Oh, and if you think you see stairs that lead to a small ice slide in the picture below… you would be correct.
You would ALSO be correct if you assumed that Cason and I were the ONLY adults who actually slid down that slide, laughing hysterically the whole time, because we knew how immature we looked to everyone else. #wheninrome
One thing that’s a bit difficult with port stops when on a cruise, are the massive amounts of people… especially when there are 4, 5 or 6 different ships all docking at once.
To be honest, our tactic was to jump on any bus, or catch a ride from a local taxi, and get as far away from the ports as possible.
So what?… we don’t like lots of people… ha! It’s just not my “thing” to feel like I’m being herded in a group from one place to another. So to avoid that, we tried to hit spots that had less tourists.
Megan’s beach was amazing for this.
Yes, it still had lots of people swimming and playing, but there were huge portions of the large beach where it felt like we were the only ones around. I loved it.
Right before heading back to the boat we also visited a little butterfly garden, which was really quiet and nice.
Stacey says
Looks like so much fun! We went to St. Thomas and St. John years ago. I'd love to go back. ๐
Debby says
My husband's x boss had a house on Megan's Bay. It was beautiful. He also had a 92 foot yaucht that we got to go on several times. Talk about getting spoiled, we had our own crew. While we docked outside their home on the bay we all went snorkeling. Everyone but my daughter and I went back to the ship by a rubber dingy. We decided to swim back. We couldn't understand why they were all on deck watching us swim. They saw a large fin circling us. Yikes. Also the boat docked next to them had a nude couple that kept diving off their boat. Now I will tell you since you are back. St. Thomas has a lot of crime. They steal fro the tourist and a whole lot more to the residents. I won't even tell you what happened when we were there. But aside that, I feel we were really blessed to get to do this. Let me say, his x boss was a tough one being with him.
Lisa says
Absolutely gorgeous pictures. Looks so peaceful and relaxing. The water is so beautiful. I agree, I'm not much into mobs either.
Anonymous says
Looks beautiful!! ๐
gina says
Your pictures are beautiful and make me want to go back. 34 years ago this June my high school sweetheart and I honeymooned there. Megan's Bay was gorgeous, St Johns was very nice but at the time we ate our most expensive hamburger ever there. Ha……I believe it was $10 so we split it. i would have to do the slide too in the ice bar!
Ashley Jones says
LOVE St. Thomas! This was where we honeymooned 6 1/2 years ago, and we loved every minute of it! Glad you guys had a great trip!
the dutson five says
Looks gorgeous! You two are so cute. Love your happiness and attitude. It's always so fun to read your posts. ๐
Chrissy @ Adventures in DIY says
My boss is from St. Thomas, so when I planned a trip to the Caribbean a few years ago, we chose to stay there for a week. It was amazing. There was plenty of stuff to do that kept us busy for the whole week: Mountain top, Blackbeard's castle, Maegan's beach, boat trip to St. John, boat trip to the BVI. Our hotel (Frenchman's Reef) had it's own private beach and when taking the water taxi into town, we also got a view of David Letterman's amazing beach house! Would highly recommend spending a whole vacation there. ๐
Hilary Young says
Looks great I want to go there now:)
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Unknown says
St. Thomas was by far my favorite! Megan's Bay is just the best!