Day trip

Hello!  I am finally enjoying some time off this week with no obligations... and loving it (imagine maxwell smart saying that last part).  My reprieve started yesterday, which was the first of 3 days off, after which I work 2 nights, then off for another 3.  I relaxed quite a bit yesterday but did get a few chores done (laundry and such).  Had plans to do the same today, but a friend invited me out for trip to BVI, which I am not known to turn down.  There's really nothing on a "to do" list that trumps a trip to BVI.  Let's be honest here.

I had a great day and finally have a couple pictures to show you.  The cool thing today is that we took a different route than I am used to and so I got to see some new areas and different sides of islands that I was already familiar with.  Most of the day was spent at Jost van Dyke, which you all know by now is my favorite.

If you ever get the chance to go to White Bay on Jost van Dyke, GO!  And take me with you!  Omg - laying in the hammock on the beach, feeling the ocean breeze as the sun warms your skin, ice cold Soggy Dollar painkiller in hand with the long leaves of the palm trees smacking together to create that soothing rustling sound - you just can't stop repeating to yourself that there can't be anything more perfect than this.  The white sand of the beach and the absolutely clear blue of the water there is just stunning.

Okay, now that I have that off my chest, here are pictures.  The first is me just before I got off the boat at White Bay.  The second is of a cool sailboat we saw as we were riding around on the boat today.  Which reminds me that I also wanted to point out that riding around on a boat through the Virgin Islands is such a therapeutic experience.  The beautiful scenery, the movement of the boat, the breezes, and the sunshine all combine to create such a soothing feeling.  It's so easy to see why people come here for vacation and instead of taking the flight back home, end up calling their family with requests to sell all they have and send them the money.