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Hey Everyone,
Just got back on Saturday and already day dreaming when we can go back.
1st day Saturday 7/22 arrived almost an hour late on American, But was welcomed with a big hug from Sherri
our rental agent who takes care of and owns Rockworks and Stone Cottage.
Got our luggage pretty fast then went right over to the hertz counter only to be told that they did not have a jeep for us but that they would give us something better like a Ford Explorer.
Well we were disappointed but was assured that we would have a jeep by 12:00 Noon the next day and they would meet us at wherever we were.
Sherri gave us walkie talkies which was great and we followed her to our little piece of heaven we call Stone Cottage.
The walkie Talkies were great because she was able to tell us names of places we were passing so we would know how to get their, Now mind you did i mention we were in a big... SUV
I was very intimidated driving, was about to kill my husband by this time cuz the whole way up the mountain he kept saying "look at the view, oh hunny you miss the view" (Get mt point)
Their was no way in hell that i was turning my head for one second to "LOOK AT THE VIEW"
Needless to say we arrived safe but vowed not to leave the cottage for a week!
When we walked into our cottage we were amazed at how beautiful the decor and the views were,
anything and everything we needed was their for us and Sherri was great about telling us places to go and eat drink and be merry! We forced Her into having a drink or two which i need desperately after the drive up.
Before we left home we have the whole week planed, For instance, as soon as we get their were going grocery shopping yeah right, their is no way i was driving anywhere so i opted to drink, call everyone and just enjoy the views and the stars.
Day 2: Woke up around 9:00 and decided we were going to go get some breakfast in Redhook
Wee, guess who had to drive because you know who had to read the map to get us over their.
Well we finally found our way, i was in tears and swore we would not drive anywhere anymore.
We had to park way down the street but found our way into Molly Malone's, The breakfast was very good so it was worth the 45 minute wait we endured to get our food.
After, we walked the docks then got back in the bus as i call it and were off to find a grocery store.
it only took about 2 hrs and 200.00 later but at least we had food and booze cuz i swore i wasn't driving anymore.
P.S. Bought Kitty food for our little homeless kitty that lived on our deck
After we unpack the grocery's we got our stuff together and made it down the road to Hull Bay for some down time and snorkeling, did i mention i wasn't driving anymore?
Snorkeling was great but not horrible, saw some squid and pretty fish
We then head back up the main road and went to the North shore restaurant and had Conch Fritters and chowder
Very good.
In the mean time we kept calling hertz to ask about our jeep but wasn't getting anywhere except that they did not have one still
Well that did not last to long after my fit and we had our jeep by 7:30 P.M.
Now its time to go 4 Wheelin
Went down to our Robinson Crusoe beach fell out of the jeep (Dont Ask) and now i have scars on my knees as wonderful souvenirs.
Day 3: Sailing with Capt Pat on the Ike Witt
Woke up late, rushed around and flew down the road to Red Hook
I can drive way better now and love our jeep
We thought we were 15 minutes late but turns out we were and 1hr early
Anyway Got on the sailboat to discover we were the only ones going that day so it was great.
Capt pat is wonderful, has some great Pirate stories and took us to a great place for snorkeling over at Hawks nest on STJ
After our all day trip we stopped up at Sop Choppy for drinks and Apps
Ate dinner at the Cottage
Ill return with the rest of the week and our adventure with C Urchin and her hubby
I have to say that Sherri's Stone Cottage and Rockworks are really beautiful. Everything is so well decorated and the views are amazing. They are artists in their own right !
Hey Sherri!!
So back to work for the first day today... and it was like the rest of NY. Even walking from Grand Central to my office was depressing. Nobody is happy in NY, all push and shoves.... The villa, views, and beaches really sell STT, but the local people and the smiles you get when you say good morning, are truly priceless! I mean even the kitty at the villa was a sweetheart 🙁 I really wanted to take her home.. heh.
I mean, people struggle everywhere, but even the people on STT are happy without being filthy rich. I have never seen that in any location in the lower 48. In NY, most people can't even smile when they are millionaires and have a house in the Hampton's 🙁 . I think next time (hopefully in the next 2 years) I want to go back to STT and take some day trips to STX, STJ, and Tortola. This last trip we just went, and had a couple places picked out to go to. I only missed 2 things I wanted to do: 1) The Pirate shop on the top of the east mountain 2) Bolongo bay to take the 3 wheeler water tricycle thingy for a ride. There's always next time 😉
I would rank Rockworks and Stone Cottage very high in both appearance and location. The layout inside the villa's is perfect with accents everywhere and the warm feeling of being home (and hey, it's cleaner than my place at the moment... lol)! The villas are located in a nice spot off of a "main route" and you get that nice "out of the city" feel at night with the option to go anywhere. I'd go back tomorrow if I didn't have a wife and a mortgage 😀
Edit: Still going though my 1.4 gigs of pics and videos from the vacation. Will probably start a whole new topic with picture links when I get everything organized.
/walt
walt, Now that sounds like a plan!