Woke up this morning to discover that I have 1,500 new neighbors, courtesy of the cruise ship that docked early this morning at the town pier about 1/2 mile down the beach.  Fortunately, it glided in quietly and didn’t affect my sleep.  Other than the slightest hint of reggae music wafting across the sand and this long white giant resting out under the palms, nothing in my setting has changed.  I am told that the sleepy town square has been filled with local kiosks as the residents look to sell whatever they can to  earn some money from the floating tourists.

We will be driving across the island today, while we still have the car, visiting the ‘big’ city of Christiansted and playing tourist ourselves before settling in to our planned period of rest, relaxation, and nothing planned.

It is amazing, sitting here, looking out through the palm trees, across the turquoise blue water, towards the point where the dark blue water at the horizon meets the light blue sky, to recognize that this is all happening on a small round sphere hurtling through endless space.  “I” couldn’t have planned it better.

peace….ag