5.1 Earthquake

Well last night there were several earthquakes in the VI region. The first one was a 5.1 around 12:30 am. It woke me up and it lasted quite a bit of time. But no damage, just some rumbling and shaking. I went back to sleep but apparently there were several more throughout the night. Didn't feel those. Just wanted to let you know all is well. :-)

You can read more about it here.

Morning commute

Morning commute, originally uploaded by captainjay.

Good morning! I was stuck in traffic this morning coming down the hill but with a view like this how could you care :-)

Jay is off today so I was able to leave the house a little later since I didn't have to drop him off at 7:30. But apparently when you leave later the traffic backs up all the way up the hill. There is a lady that sells newspapers along side the road for $1 a piece and that's what causes most of the backup. Not sure why shes allowed to do that or who you would even complain to to make her stop. So I guess you just need to leave a little earlier and enjoy the view :-)

Happy Saturday

Happy Saturday, originally uploaded by captainjay.

It's a beautiful day in the VI. Jay should be getting off work any moment so we'll be heading out on the boat for a little while. It feels like it's been forever since I was out on the water so I can't wait. He's off all day tomorrow so if the weather agrees, we'll hopefully be out all day tomorrow. Between my work trip, his work trip, and his crazy work schedule we haven't had much time off together so I'm really looking forward to this. We thought about running over to BVI and staying the night somewhere. We have some friends that have been out sailing all week and they're over on Jost Van Dyke today. But since we're getting such a late start we figured we'd just stay local and chill instead of trying to run like crazy to get over there. Maybe if we get a whole weekend off together we'll give it a try.

So it looks like water island here we come :-)

Friday beach pic

Friday beach pic, originally uploaded by captainjay.

TGIF! Not really a beach pic but it was a beautiful day yesterday so I thought I'd share. This is the view outside of the library where I work. Looking down on Brewers Bay. Unfortunately I was in meetings all day and couldn't enjoy the weather but I get to enjoy the view as I'm coming and going.

Jay is supposed to get some time off this weekend so we're hoping to get out on the boat. We haven't had a day off together in over a month between my trip and then his trip and crazy schedule so I'm really looking forward to it. :-)

Have a great weekend!

Busy Ship day

Busy Ship day, originally uploaded by captainjay.

Yesterday was a very busy ship day. There were four ships in the harbor (three on the dock and one anchored) plus two in Crown Bay. Traffic was a little crazy on the way home but I'm sure it was a lot crazy earlier in the day. Mondays don't usually have that many ships in. Normally Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the busy days but today there is only one ship in. So I guess they're moving things around a little. But either way it looks like the St. Thomas cruise ship industry is still going strong.

Zumba Saturdays

Zumba Saturdays, originally uploaded by captainjay.

Every Saturday at 10 am at Yacht Haven Grande, you can catch a free Zumba class! It's open to everyone, sponsored by Yacht Haven, free water, shade, and lots and lots of fun. All the local Zumba instructors all take turns leading songs so you get a little taste of all the different styles and music. Today I walked from Frenchtown to YHG, did Zumba for an hour, then walked back. Talk about a work out! It was great! :-)

Friday Beach Pic

Friday Beach Pic, originally uploaded by captainjay.

Happy Friday! Headed over to Puerto Rico today to see a Periodontist that my dentist on St. Thomas recommended. He doesn't care for the one on St. Thomas so he sent me over to PR. I'm still having issues with my crown so hopefully this guy can do something to fix it once and for all. So wish me luck :-)

Have a great weekend!

Btw - the pic is north side of Puerto Rico taken from the flight over.