Merry Christmas

Richard & Shara \Waas at Crown Bay, St. Thomas, USVI

 Two days before Christmas and we haven’t even “Decked the Halls”.  It seems that cleaning and painting have overtaken Kuhela.  Boy does she look sharp!

Main (shopping) street, Charlotte Amalie

Last week we sailed over to St. Thomas to meet the Wasses from Miami on their cruise aboard the Allure of the Seas: 7,000 passenger ship.  We toured Charlotte Amalie together visiting shops; the second oldest sand floor synagogue - symbolic of the 40 years the Jews wondered in  the desert - in this hemisphere; and Wikked, a wings restaurant at Havensite Marina.

Oldest sand floor synagogue

Cruise ships (3) at Havensite, Charlotte Amalie off the back of Wikked

This dock and the one below are the same, just different directions

And where there were none a month ago, now 'tis the Season 

We’re still in Culebra at Ensenada Dakity attached to one of the mooring balls provided by the Puerto Rican government.  How nice to see where our tax money is going.  Speaking of that, Stimulus Funds of over $273,000 were used to renovate the lift bridge at Dewey even though there is a fixed 12” steel pipe protected by a steel superstructure in case hit gets hit at the lowest level of the bridge.  Result: even if the bridge is raised, the pipe still blocks the waterway 10 feet above the water.  Reminds me of the “bridges to nowhere” we’ve heard about recently.  Isn't our government wonderful?

Speaking of our government (yes, the lower case “g” is intended) we all need to read Glenn Beck’s book, Broke.  You can get it at your local bookstore.  What a great and frightening read!  We all need to be re-educated and informed as to what is happening (has happened) to our country AND what we all need to do about it.  He documents and footnotes all his observations in great detail.  Please do yourself a favor and get a copy.  You may think he’s purely an entertainer, BUT…  Believe me, you’ll thank me (and Glenn).

Let us take a moment to wish all our family, friends, and loved ones a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Profitable New Year.  Even though you are far away, you are always in our thoughts and hearts.

Sunset at Salinas barrier island, Los Rattones