"An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity"

So, the first 24 hours on island have been interesting. I truly wished I had a reality tv show following me at the airport. Kayo was amazing. He had me fooled that he was a service dog. He marched right through security in his vest. The guards actually came over to not question him, but pet him. And we got to skip the line! Spirit left an open seat next to us, so Kayo sat there like a little human. He slept while I read. Everything was smooth until we got to the apartment that we had signed the lease on last week. Apartment, I mean, dump. The couch looked like it came out of a dumpster, prison bathroom, broken bed. And we were under the impression that it was a 10 minutes walk to Red Hook. We walked it and it took 30, plus almost were killed by crazy island drivers multiple times. The only cool part about it was the wildlife - Huge deer in the front yard, random wandering goats and chickens. So, we got in touch with Pam, my captain on the day sail charter. She is an angel. She introduced us to several of her friends that had apartments. She drove us up to Jose and Marge's apartment that just opened up. It was gorgeous. Unbelievable that it is the same rent price as the dump. But they had someone already interested in it and we needed to wait to see if she wanted it first. Well, she didn't! Everything happens for a reason :) I'll post photos when the sun is up tomorrow, but it has a postcard view off the 20 something foot balcony. Wood walls like a sailboat. Cable, internet, flat screen, beautiful bed and everything from towels to cheese grader. The bartender last night told us if it were easy to get an apartment in St. Thomas, then the island would be over populated. So, the island threw us a hurdle, but we jumped it! And we landed in paradise!!