Day 1, May 22nd

Danie
He arrived early to pick us up, which was fine. Nice, clean van. I will use him again in the future.

Luggage
My luggage only weighed 27 lbs. while mom's weighed 46 lbs. (that doesn't leave her much room for souvenirs). I told her to pack lightly because we had to go on the prop plane. She can never do it!

Flight to San Juan
Our first plane had trouble landing...lost the hydraulic system, so we switched gates and they got us a new one in time. It had to be towed in, so there was no way it was going to fly again.

Sharks?
The girl sitting next to me on the airplane asked me if it's okay for girls to go swimming if they have their periods. I wasn't quite sure I heard her the first time! LOL I attract the strangest people!

Mr. Mom
The man across the aisle from us had a set of 18 month old twins - one boy and one girl. We were all amazed that he was traveling alone with them. It's quite funny that I always get seated near the kids/babies. He did it all.....fed them, changed them, dressed them. Pretty impressive. He didn't have a wedding ring on, so we were trying to figure out what his story was. Maybe he was bringing them to visit their Grandparents.

San Juan Airport
Mom gambled & I shopped...nothing new! I actually bought some things already (souvenirs for Sam and Sydney) and a watch and some bangle bracelets for myself.

San Juan - St. Lucia
From San Juan to St. Lucia our flight was delayed due to puring rain in Puerto Rico. It ended up being an hour by the time we boarded and the other Flight Attendant came from another plane.

The prop plane was not fun, but we were only 15 minutes from our resort.

The Million Dollar Bagel
Mom refuses to bring food to eat at the airport or in flight. Every time, she buys expensive airport food. Before we got to our terminal, she bought a bagel, hot chocolate AND a diet Coke! When I stopped for a Starbucks, she sat down to eat, but when I returned, I saw her standing up and I immediately knew something was wrong. She wanted to walk all the way back because they didn't toast her bagel enough. Instead she went and bought a McDonald's Egg McMuffin too....hence, the name of my title: "The Million Dollar Bagel!"

Fabian
Fabian was waiting for us when we arrived. He had a nice van also and drove safely.

Corpus Christi
It was a holiday in St. Lucia. When we arrived, families were still swimming and barbecuing.

Hotel Arrival
I had a Rum Punch that went straight to my head. Everyone was very friendly (Barrington, Julianna, & Rick). We went to Jammer's and ate before going to our villa (& it truly is a villa!).

Jammer's is right on the ocean. It's casual and beautiful. I had Bruschetta and a Caesar Salad with chicken.

Villa 39B
Stunning! We arrived late, so saw it for the first time in the evening. It's a 1 bedroom with kitchen, living room, huge balcony AND s private plunge pool. It has terra cotta floors and wood beamed ceilings and is simply decorated. I'm ready to move in!

If anyone has ever seen The Thomas Crown Affair with Pierce Brosnan, that's what St. Lucia reminds me of. Hope to see him here! In the evening, it's very dark and all you see are the twinkling lights all up in the mountains. It's very breathtaking!

It's HOT
The one drawback is that the open air villas are very hot. AC only in the bedroom. We shut the door and prayed that it would cool off. There's netting over the bed, but it's not so romantic when you're sleeping with your mom who gets up 3 times in the middle of the night and knocks it down.