St. Thomas is one of the US Virgin Islands, in the Carribean near Puerto Rico. This was the first time Kevin and I had been to St. Thomas, and we both had a great time. Kevin, my dad, and I had taken scuba lessons up in PA before this trip; so while we were in St. Thomas, we completed our 4 certification dives and became fully certified scuba divers! We saw a shipwreck and a reef, which were both amazing... unfortunately, we don't have any photos of that part of our trip (next time I'll have to buy a waterproof camera!) But as you can see, we took plenty of other pictures during the rest of our vacation.


First view of the island, getting off the plane
Kevin and I at the St. Thomas airport, where they give you free rum drinks!
Bluebeard's Castle, where we stayed the first night
Kevin inside the castle
Ready to go swimming
Drinks by the pool
Sunset over Charlotte Amalie
Dinner at the Banana Tree Grill
Kevin thinks his Chilly Tuxedo is #1!
Panoramic view of Charlotte Amalie (capital of St. Thomas)
This is where we stayed the rest of the trip. No, just kidding... this was the building behind ours, which was still under construction
On the hotel balcony
Panoramic view from our hotel room
Charlotte Amalie, as seen from the hotel
Out to lunch at Iggie's
Looking out on Bolongo Bay
I wish they sold Virgin Islands Pale Ale up where I live
Panoramic view of Magen's Bay, one of the "10 most beautiful beaches in the world" (except when it's cloudy, like it was this day)
Drinks at Magen's Bay
Mom and Dad at Magen's Bay
Drake's Seat, where Sir Francis Drake used to sit and count his ships
Magen's Bay, as seen from Drake's Seat
Dad, Mom, and Kevin at Drake's Seat
Dinner at the Blue Moon Cafe
Steel drum player (movie, 7.8mb)
These iguanas were everywhere!
Looking out on Morning Star Beach
Drinks at the pool bar
Relaxing by the pool (it's an infinity pool, but I didn't have the right angle to capture it)
Huge cruise ship leaving the harbor
Dressed up for dinner at the Mafolie Restaurant
Charlotte Amalie at night
Golfing at Mahogany Run, probably the nicest course I've ever played
Mid-practice swing
Dad and I on the 3rd tee
The green of the 13th hole, the first of their three "signature holes" called the Devil's Triangle
Dad hitting his approach shot on #13
This was right after I hit a lucky shot that bounced off a hill and rolled onto the green
Dad and I on the 14th tee, the second Devil's Triangle hole
Teeing off on #14
Me on the 14th green, after I shot a par. Years ago when Bill Clinton played this course, he got a bogey. Take that, Bill!
Kevin watching the first Phillies game of the season
Another beautiful sunset
Better view of the infinity pool
Apparently Charlotte Amalie has a replica of the Liberty Bell, for some reason
Fort Christian, which was closed for renovations
Church in downtown Charlotte Amalie
Random guy walking down the street... I have no idea why he was dressed like this
Jet skiing around the island
Mom and I, in front of the (man-made) waterfall
You know it's a nice hotel when there's a helipad right next to the building
Yet another sunset
Kevin and I at an awesome little restaurant called Latitude 18
Mom and Dad at Latitude 18
Mighty Whitey (my mom called him Tighty Whitey by accident) and some other guy perform my dad's request, "Back to the Island" by Leon Russell.
Us on the car ferry to St. John (the Virgin Island right next to St. Thomas)
All the cars on the car ferry
Another car ferry coming the other way
Caneel Bay, St. John
Trunk Bay, where we went snorkeling later
Kevin is very happy to be in St. John
Us at Annaberg Plantation, an old sugar mill
Annaberg's windmill (or at least, what's left of it)
Mom and Dad in the ruins of part of the plantation
Looking out at the British Virgin Islands
Another part of the plantation ruins
Lunch at Coral Bay
Back at Trunk Bay for snorkeling
There's an underwater snorkeling trail that guides you around the reef
Meanwhile, Kevin read "The Cheater's Guide to Baseball"
If you can't tell by now, my mom really likes taking pictures of sunsets
Another cruise ship coming into the harbor
On the boat to the British Virgin Islands; I have no idea what Kevin is doing
The dock at Virgin Gorda, our first stop on the BVI tour
Leaving Virgin Gorda
Us at Marina Cay, an 8-acre island with nothing but a small hotel and a restaurant
Kevin on the dock at Marina Cay
Outside the Marina Cay restaurant, Pusser's
Snorkeling at Guana Island; the dog biscuits attracted thousands of fish
The beach at White Bay on Jost Van Dyke, outside the Soggy Dollar Bar (so named because you have to dock your boat in the ocean and swim to shore)
Inside the Soggy Dollar Bar; they claim to have invented the Painkiller drink
Outside the One Love Bar and Grill, right up the beach from the Soggy Dollar Bar
Our tour group, swimming back to our boat
Better view of the building we stayed in
Little alleyway between the shops in downtown Charlotte Amalie
On the ferry back from Charlotte Amalie to our hotel
The whole Marriott Frenchman's Cove complex; as you can see, some of it is still under construction
Another iguana, hanging out on the rocks
Boarding the plane to go home


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