Our First Visitors

My mom and sister, Megan were our first visitors here in St Croix. They came to visit for a week and stayed with us in our apartment. We borrowed an air matters from our boss and set them up in the living room. It was a little cozy, but worth the money saved!!

Drew worked a few of my shifts and I was able to spend a lot if time with them while they were here! I actually only worked one night! That night, they were dropped off at the casino! :)

I played tour guide for the week and even took them to a few places we had never been. Our itinerary included Rainbow Beach and Normas to see the pigs, the Cruzan Rum factory (new for us), the casino (twice for them!), shopping in Christiansted, Jack and Isaacs beach (new for us), Buck Island (new for us), and lastly a day at the Divi, which they did solo.

I think the highlight of the week was our boat trip to Buck Island. The island is about 5 miles off shore and is a protected natural park. It was gorgeous!
We spent a few hours on the island and went snorkeling. Drew and I hadn't been yet in St Croix and it was the first time ever for my mom and Megan. I think it was enjoyed all the way around!!!

The rum factory was pretty cool too. They tell you all about the process of making the rum, which is all done here on the island. Then they ship the booze to Florida where they flavor and bottle it. Then, it's shipped back here to be sold. Seems like they should just have a bottling plant here...
At the end of the tour, they have free drinks so you can taste all the rum! Kinda cool!! My mom and Megan left with six bottles of rum to share with people at home!!

We had a few homecooked meals and a few good dinners out while they were here. Both were so great!!

Oh, the casino...well the night we all went, Drew hit a slot machine for $675! And, then the night my mom and Megan went while we were at work, my mom hit for $550!! I have lucky people in my life!!! I broke even! Better than losing!!!!

All in all, I think it was an amazing week! The first Caribbean vacation for both my mom and Megan and they seemed to really love it! Thanks for being our first visitors!!!

Next up, we have Drew's dad who will be here tomorrow and his brother who will be here on Saturday!