10 yr Anniversary - Caribbean Cruise Part 2 St. Thomas

We were excited for our first port - St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.  We have been to St. Thomas before so rather than do an excursion, we decided to just get off the ship and take a taxi to a beach.

Enjoy lots of pictures!

Panoramic shot of getting off the boat

In the taxi, ready to hit the beach

I was nervous because it was an open air taxi and there were no seat belts.  It wouldn't have bothered me before but now...with Max...

Ah hah!  Magens Bay  Beach!

Max immediately wanted to go play with his shovel and bucket.

Playing in the sand in the shade

He loved the sand

Hey daddy...I have something for you

Here's some sand, right in the face

Peter didn't react fast enough

He thought he was hilarious

The water was perfect, the sand was so soft....it was a great beach!

More fun pouring sand on daddy

Taking a break and enjoying a snack and some water

I made him a PB & J sandwich at the breakfast buffet.  Here's one of my best tips for cruising - bring some zip lock bags so that you can put some snacks in it from breakfast.

It got more crowded as the day went on

More sand for daddy... :)

On the way back, Dad let Max enjoy a little of the wind rushing past his face and I freaked out.  These were narrow roads.  I felt like a passing taxi was going to clip him.  Peter only tortured me for a few seconds.

All wiped out

Love doesn't cover how much I feel for this sweet face

When we got back to the boat, Peter and Max took a nap and Kimberly and I got back off the boat to do some shopping.  I wanted to buy Peter a nice watch for his birthday and this was the perfect time to get it.  I ended up finding a great deal on a Citizen watch, so I bought two.  One casual watch and one dressy watch.  I am excited to give them to him on his birthday!  Now I just needed to keep them hidden from him for the rest of the vacation.

The beautiful port

There were so many seagulls flying past our room.  It was kind of crazy.  I didn't get my camera out in time to capture the big group.

Paradise!

Picture courtesy of Max

Another shot from Max

Another winner

...And more of what you'd expect from a 2 year old

We loved St. Thomas.  Next time we go we will probably go over to St. John's instead.  It was a fun day and was so nice to be able to relax on the beach.  Max had so much fun, too!