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We got up at 7 a.m. on our final morning in the islands. We took showers and packed everything up. For breakfast, we ate cereal and muffins. We checked out of the hotel room at around 10:45 - actually earlier than check-out time for once.
Then we drove up to Paradise Point to visit Sean. Sean is a Boston transplant and long-time friend of Marty's who is the proprietor of a shop called the Pirate's Chest. Paradise Point is a mountaintop location which affords a great view of the cruise ship docks in the harbor. Sean's store had been up here when we met him a decade ago. Then he moved down to Havensight for a couple of years. Now, Paradise Point had undergone a multi-million dollar renovation, and he moved the store back. It was great to see Sean again and we bought a few items at the shop. This shop was smaller than the Havensight location, and didn't have as much room to display the truly unique treasures that Sean and his girlfriend Carol have found during wreck diving expeditions. But Sean told us that a lot of his diving treasures are now on display at a museum he runs at Bluebeard's Castle Resort. We didn't have time to visit it today, but we would definitely make sure to check it out next time; it sounded fascinating! Sean is a Boston sports fan and Mom enjoyed reminiscing with him about the Red Sox's championship winning season. Sean had his pirate skeleton mascot dressed up in a Red Sox shirt and Patriots Santa hat. Next we went down to Havensight to eat lunch at the Delly Deck. It's a place where lot sof locals eat and we really enjoy their food. Craig had a Philly cheese steak sandwich with potato salad and an iced tea. I had an Upper Deck sandwich (smoked turkey, bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce, and Cancun dressing on French bread) with fries and a Fanta. After lunch, we went into a couple of stores at Havensight. We left Havensight at 2:30 p.m. to head to the airport. We stopped for gas on the way and arrived at the airport in plenty of time for our 6 p.m. flight. Unfortunately, there is no non-stop flight from St. Thomas to Boston. Our connection in San Juan was running about 30 minutes late, so we wound up arriving home at around 11:45 p.m. Even with the slight delay, we left later than ever and still got home before midnight. Jet Blue rocks...now we just need them to start flying to our favorite South and Central American locations... |
 Sean, Craig, Mom, and Steve at the Pirate's Chest  View from Paradise Point  |
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