A few months ago some friends called and asked if we were interested in joining them and a few others on a charter boat in the BVI. My first instinct was to say "Yes!!" but George and I both thought we should think about it. We love the BVI and we knew we would have a great time with these friends but we hadn't budgeted for a trip like this. In the end we thought we should just go for it. We shouldn't pass up the chance for a fun week of sailing with good friends.
We left the house early this morning for our drive to Dulles Airport. We went with another couple and parked in a lot near Dulles. George called for an Uber car and the driver was there in less than 5 minutes. He dropped us right at the terminal. It was our first experience with Uber and we were amazed by how well it worked.
The flight went well and we arrived in St Thomas. It was a bit of a madhouse getting a van outside of the terminal. Some of us went in one van where the driver said it would cost 12 dollars each. He was talked down to 11 dollars each and told a story about almost being fired last week for only charging 10 dollars. When we arrived at the hotel the group in the other van said the paid 10 dollars each! Oh well, live and learn.
We walked to a restaurant near our hotel for dinner. When it looked like one restaurant was too busy to seat us very quickly we went to a nearby restaurant that wasn't busy at all. It turned out to be a very lucky find. The food was absolutely delicious and the presentation was beautiful. I can't begin to tell you everything we ate, but the menu at Epernay is here. If you visit Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas please stop by. We ate on their front porch and stayed dry when a brief rainstorm rolled through. We walked back to the hotel in a light rain. Tomorrow morning we will catch the first ferry to Road Town, Tortola.
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| View of the harbor looking toward our hotel |
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| A sudden rainstorm as we were finishing our meal |
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