And the journey continues...

Saturday, November 5
Sorry that there are no pictures on here. We got iPhones before we left for the island and I cannot figure out how to upload the photos on this blog. I'll have an album on Facebook.

We are starting day four on the island much more hopeful than day one. And, the sun is peeking out for the first time! Let me go back and first recap day 2 and 3...

Day 2
We woke up rather early because we needed to get the mustang taken care of and get the rental car back by 1015am to avoid additional charges. The first stop was Marshall and Sterling insurance...no discounts were given despite the name! We obtained liability insurance for the mustang (only $320 for the year) and continued on to the DMV. We got a temporary moving permit and could legally drive the car to the DMV!! No more VI police encounters!!!!! After a short inspection and short wait in the DMV, we were registred, tagged, and titled in the VI!!! Very bizarre to see the plates on my car! Shout out to Chris Fowler for driving the mustang to Florida for the first leg of it's journey! Huge help!!

With the car stuff completed we decided to go explore and get some lunch. It was 130pm and we hadn't eaten. We went into town and stumbled upon the brew pub, the only microbrewery in the VI. We got some food, chatted with a few people and even filled out a job application. The pub was in town and on the boardwalk of the harbor. There were boats in the harbour and the sun was peeking out a little. It was more of what we had inmind when we decided to move to an island!!! After a long lunch, we ventured to the grocery store...

We heard lots of horror stories about food prices, but they weren't too bad! And, the grocery store sells beer, wine, and liquor!! So, food and drinks cost us $175. Little moe than home, but not bad. We had our first homecooked meal in St Croix that night and were feeling better about our decision. We were excited about our 10am appt the next morning with Donna, real agent #1 to see the mansion apartment. We slept well that night, dreaming of living in a mansion!

Day 3

We met with Donna at 10am to see the apartment in the Shoy mansion. It was awesome! Everything is new, in fact some stuff isn't even finished. Views of the beach, walking distance to the water, private pool and tennis court. Awesome!! We met Billy, the maintenance guy who is finishing the apartment and keeps up the property. The owner was also there. He's a hedgefund guy from VA and owns like half of the island. He was nice but informed us that he now wanted $1500 plus utilities for the place. Punch in the stomach! We could afford that at home, but not knowing where we will be working here makes that price anlittle scary. Donna said that she would talk to him and see if he would be willing to come down on the price. We went down to the water, put our feet in and crossed our fingers.

In the meantime, we scheduled an appt with real estate agent #2, Emma to see some places. But, before that appt, we went to VI Flex and worked out. First work out in a while and it felt great.

We saw a few places with Emma, only one that we would consider. It's a cute one bedroom in a place called Queen Quarter Villas. Only 2 years old and very private and safe, but no views and a 5-10 drive to the beach. Nice pool and rstaurant on the property. Rent $950 plus utilities. I could see us living there for sure, but it's no Shoy! Hmmmmm....decisions, decisions!!! Waiting to hear from Donna before making a decision.

We had another homecooked meal and relaxed at home.

Now it's the morning of day 4, the sun is trying to come out, and birds are chirping. Today's objective is to find a JOB!

We will keep you posted.
Love, Jenn and Drew
Xoxo