"He who returns from a journey is not the same as he who left." ~ Chinese Proverb

Casey (Danny's sister and my BFF) and Alex got engaged while they visited us this weekend!!! Yippy!!

Dance after she said Yes!

Newly engaged couple and The Fiddler

Earlier in the day in St. John

"Not all those who wander are lost."

Wow the last month has flown by!!! I'll start about my parents trip down to visit us at the end of February - Lots of fun and adventure that week!!!

The first day, they arrived right about when I was getting off work. We made it to Secret Harbour to catch happy hour and the sunset! Then headed over to Danny and my favorite local bar on-island, MooMoos! The owner makes one entree a night and it is always delicious. That day, he had caught wahoo, mahi and lobster. So, he made us a soup out of it and it is probably one of the best things I've had here!

Secret Harbour Sunset

On Friday, I took the day off and we went to Love City (St. John)!

Car ferry to St. John from Red Hook

I swear we saw almost the whole island. Started off touring the beaches...

Trunk Bay

We then went by an agricultural heritage festival at the Annaberg Sugar Mill Plantation Ruins...

Papaya tree

 
Then we stumbled upon a beach to snorkel, a salt pond and Drunk Bay where people have created hundreds of objects out of coral on the beach!

Snorkel spot

Salt pond

Drunk Bay

We stopped for an amazing lunch and view at Chateau Bordeaux...

The next day we headed over to the British Virgin Islands!

Kayo's first steps on England sand

AM drinks at Foxy's

Hike to the Bubbly Pool

Ivan's

Two happy guys!

"Some people care to much, I think it's called love." ~Winnie the Pooh

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day yesterday!

Reef Bay Trail

Two friends and I went on an awesome hike on Saturday! First off, we took the car ferry to St. John which was fun in itself. 

The start of the trail is about 5 miles inland from the ferry dock and starts up in the mountains.

The ruins of Miss Marsh's house is one of the first places we pasted. Back in the day you had to get permission from Miss Marsh to continue down the trail. Well, until 1938, when she was murdered for her wedding ring!

In the lower section of the Reef Bay Valley, there is a fresh waterfall that is surrounded by large, smooth rocks with dozens of drawings and symbols that have been carved in to them. These rock carvings and water pools are known as the petroglyphs. The petroglyphs were created by the pre-Columbian inhabitants of St. John known as the Taino indians. Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, and the subsequent annihilation of the native population, the Tainos inhabited the islands surrounding the Caribbean Sea. Supposedly, the carving are next to water so the reflections were sent up to the heavens.

Almost at the end of the trail is the Reef Bay Plantation where they made sugar and rum.

In 1908, on the last day the mill was open, a fifteen year old worker boy died here by being crushed in the gear assembly next to the rollers.

Mmmmm....honey...

Behind the horsemill, about twenty yards inland from the beach, is the well preserved above ground grave of W.H. Marsh. His two daughters are buried nearby. The Marsh family own the mill and much of Reef Bay.

The end of the trail...

We then hiked back up the 2.5 mile trail, not a bad sight at the other end of the trail either...