Last
night was a little hectic around the house as we packed, double checked snorkel
gear, cleaned cameras, downloaded music, and assorted other things one must accomplish
before traveling. As I walked down the
hallway to get in bed, I turned off the light in my daughter’s old room (the staging
and packing area) and then I saw it! My
wife had successfully packed for our trip in a carry-on bag! And I knew I was still madly in love with my wife!
Now some
may say I am being very superficial, but they do not realize how important in
the big scheme of things this feat really is and how it will impact our entire
trip. Hopefully she was able to get her dress fins into her snorkel bag.
Tomorrow
morning we will get up at 0’dark-thrity for our trip. With Janet packing in a single carry on and
using her snorkel bag as her other carry on it means:
- She can
carry it down the steps
- She can
carry it out to the car
- She can
handle it at the airport
- We do NOT have to wait in the long line at the counter
- We will be boarding
first (because of my frequent flyer status)
- I, of course, will help put it in the overhead
- We know the bags will make it
- We will
land in St Thomas (STT) at 3:20 Atlantic Standard Time (AST) with - bags in tow
- She will
still be handling her own bag
- We will zip
through the STT airport only to stop for a our courtesy shot of Mango Rum
-
We will
NOT stand in the airport for 45 minutes waiting for a bag
- We will
be in the first taxi over to Red Hook to catch a Ferry
- We will
be able to catch the 5 O’clock ferry
-
We will
arrive in St John (STJ) at 5:25 AST!!!!!!!!!!
Now the important
part… Why a carry-on is soooooooooooo
important!
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| WOODY'S SEAFOOD SALOON!!! |
I will
arrive at Woody’s to partake in the 3pm - 6pm Happy Hour!
Why is that important? Drinks and beers are
just $1 at Woody's Happy Hour.
Remember it is
all about keeping the pool boy hydrated - he has a tough task coming up! There is just something totally fulfilling about standing in the street with a cool drink in your hand.
CONTEST: A free Beer to anyone who can tell me what
song is on the 45 in the picture.
Hint for the
younger folks following - A 45 is a form of “media” used to listen to music
back in the day, which was played on a device called a record player.
The Fine
Print:
Family
and Friends are not illegible; 2) Must
be over 18 years of age (Drinking age in the USVI); 3) You must be present at Woody’s
NLT 17:45 AST 5/23/12 to collect your beer
BTW –
Future Son-In-Law scored big points when he gave us that 45 for Christmas a
couple years ago. It was the song we selected
for our first dance almost 34 years ago!
Old
Business:
I had
lots of comments and advice on hat selection…
Well it
came down to three things:
1) Suitcase
Space (God forbid I did not make carry-on status)
2) Not
wanting to mess up my good hat (Red Rocks - So comfortable)
3) And what
matched my bathing suit best (I can be vain)
The
winner this trip, accepting its 2nd assignment to cover my bald spot
on STJ this year, is the OTO Melara Hat! "Viva
L'Italia!"
The fundraising is over it is SHOWTIME!
Thank you to all that supported Janet and the Friends of the Park!
