Second, this is by far the most exotic trip Jason and I have taken together and in many ways will be a second honeymoon for us. We have saved and saved, made payment after payment and we are sure it will be worth every penny! So, here is what we have to look forward to...
We will be staying at the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa on St. Thomas. (That's the beautiful hotel shown in the post below.) The resort is located on the Southwestern side of the island. Its an all-inclusive resort with balconies in the rooms that have stunning views. The photo below (thank you Kristin) was taken by someone that was there last year... this is the beach at the Wyndham... makes you relax just looking at it, huh?
We will arrive around 2pm on Thursday (June 5th) and spend the day/night hanging at the resort and enjoying great food, drinks and some beach time!
Friday morning we are getting up and catching a 20 minute flight to St. Croix (southern island). We are going on a group tour for most of the day that will cover all of the historical and significant places on the island. This includes the Cruzan Rum Factory, which Jason is particularly excited about! They have been producing Rum there since 1650!! Then that afternoon, we will fly back to St. Thomas and join Shaunna, Heath and the other wedding guests for a Welcome Reception.
Saturday is a day in St. Thomas. There are lots of fun things to do around the island and the resort. We will stick close because this is the big wedding day!! We look forward to being part of an intimate beach wedding and reception that afternoon and evening. Shaunna has said that this is a "sandals required" wedding... how nice does that sound!?!
Sunday we hop on another plane for a 40 minute flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico! This is part of the trip that I am really looking forward to. I have often wanted to visit PR and have heard many wonderful things about it, particularly Old San Juan. We are going on a guided tour for most of the day.
Monday we fly back to Austin, leaving St. Thomas around 4PM. So, we will spend this day hanging out at the resort (maybe get a massage??) and maybe going to St. John (short ferry ride).
These are just the highlights! Those of you that know me, know that I have been pouring over travel books and websites trying to gather every bit of information about our destinations! Jason has had to pull me back a little and remind me that this is a vacation... so we need some down time too. I am really excited about every bit of the trip... even the sitting on the beach relaxing bit (which I usually don't do very well).
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