Fried Turkey, Ham, Pork Chops, and All the Trimmings!!

Our Thanksgiving away from home was spent at the home of Kat and Frank, the owners of eat@canebay. They annually host the dinner for all of the Thanksgiving orphans and friends and family. They live way up the hill on the north shore. We had loose directions and ventured on hoping we'd find the house with no problem (some of the roads here can be kind of tricky for the ole mustang). As we journeyed up the hill, we approached a fork in the road, with no idea which way to go and neither looked promising for the car. Luckily, one of the bartenders pulled up with his family and invited us to ride with them. We abandoned the mustang on the side of the road (it's just the norm here) and ventured on to dinner.

The view from Kat and Franks house is absolutely breathtaking!!! I've never seen anything like it. The weather was so clear we could see all the way to St Thomas. Frank said on really clear days you can see all the way to Puerto Rico too!!

Now to the food...
Over the years the dinner has been renamed Franksgiving, and we now know why. The food that Frank prepared was incredible!!! It was our first time trying a deep fried turkey, and boy was it amazing!!! We also had ham, pork chops, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, 2 kinda of stuffing, 2 kinds of greens, yams, and more. Our plates were overflowing and it was delicious!!!! We made one huge mistaken at Franksgiving...we didn't bring Tupperware for leftovers. I thought about it when we left our house because my mom always tells us to bring our own on Thanksgiving. I just wasn't sure if it was rude or not considering we just met these people!! It definitely wasn't rude because everyone had it!!! We were very disappointed that we didn't have turkey sandwiches the next day. We'll never make that mistake again!!!!

The day after Thanksgiving, Drew played golf and I explored a new beach, Ha'Penny beach. It was a beautiful day for both!!! That night was Jump Up. Jump Up is an event that takes place in downtown Christiansted four times a year. Many of the restaurants have food stands set up, there are tons of bands and Moko Jumbies (see picture below). It's a Virgin Island tradition. It was such a fun night despite the onset of rain. We enjoyed food, drinks and did a little dancing in the rain. Great first Jump Up!!!

Yesterday, Drew had to work so I ventured out with a few friends we've met. We went hiking up to the tide pools towards the west, near the rainforest. It was an awesome hike that took at least an hour to get to our destination. Once at the pools, you are at the base of the rocks where the waves crash in. When we got there, it began to rain which was pretty cool. The rain also made the waves crashing in even bigger. It was really amazing. I cannot wait to take Drew!!!

We then went to the Domino Club or Normas where you can feed beer drinking pigs. This is a staple of St Croix. It was my first time and so funny. Pigs are stinky!!! We also had lunch at Normas... turkey leg, Mac and cheese and a Johnny cake (yummy)!!!! A Johnny cake is similar to sweet bread and a popular item here.

I then met back up with Drew and we wrapped up the day hanging out at Cane Bay Beach. We met an awesome boxer at the beach which gives us that itch to get a dog even more. He was awesome!!! The end of our night consisted of eating dinner and watching the Patriots at Rowdy Joes. What a Sunday!!!!! :)
Oh, and the Redskins finally won a game!!! What a great day!!

What will this week bring???