Today was the day we flew
out for our summer vacation. Destination – Sapphire Beach Resort, St. Thomas. We arrived at the airport this morning at around 9am and ended up having breakfast at the Charlotte airport at 1897. The restaurant has been there for about two years now and took over the space from Chili’s. For airport food – this is as good as it gets. Great menu and delicious cuisine.
After breakfast, Thomas and I headed down to the terminal
while the ladies hit some of the airport shops. We sat down for a bit before
Thomas said, “Hey Dad! Isn’t that our new principal?” I turned to him and said,
“What, no – not possible! It is most likely someone that looks similar.” Sure
enough though, I turned over to look and see who Thomas was talking about and
there was Mr. Doug Corwin, Director of Trinity Prepatory School, Thomas’ and
Olivia’s new high school they will be attending this fall – 2016. We went over
and chatted for a while. What a small world – same day, same time, to the same
location – who would have thought?
We boarded the plan at 11:25am and managed to make landfall
on St. Thomas at 3:45pm. Baggage took some time to show up at the baggage
terminal, but being veterans we fully understand – “Island time!”
Next, onto to Thrifty Car Rental to get our Jeep! Left side
Driving – What else is there to say? What were the British thinking? Seriously
though, it is somewhat weird if you are not use to it. After a couple of
minutes, your brain chimes in and the only time you think about any more is at
intersections.
The clan arrived at the Sapphire Beach Resort around 6pm.
Prior to arriving we stop at the Food Center, a local grocery store and picked
up some snack, drinks and necessities. After a long day of travel, we were all
very happy to final get to our destination. When we got in our condo, we noticed
that they had welcomed us by having all the pillow cases and towels monogrammed
with the letter “S” for Schiffers. The kids thought it may be “S” for Sapphire
Beach Resort, but I thought the latter.
After a little downtime and water temperature tests, we
managed to drive back down the road to a local restaurant called “Carribbean
Saloon”. Awesome food!!! It was like watching four starved animals tear through
a seafood menu. Quite amazing – Not much left, even the silverware had some
bite marks.
Back to the condo around 10pm to rest up for the days ahead
of us.
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