The neighboring boat offered their truck to me to use so that I could get out of the resort for a little while.  It was incredibly generous. Steve and I first took the truck to go grocery shopping and to Home Depot. I finally was able to purchase throw pillows for our boat. It is the little things that can make me happy!

After a quick lunch, we decided to drive to a couple of sites.  The first place that we went is supposed to be the Eastern-most point in the United States.  They had a lovely monument there marking the spot.  The stone structure depicted two upside down “M’s.”  The views from the point were lovely as well.

Next, we drove to the point where Columbus landed in 1493.  Unfortunately, this site only had a sign marking where the landing took place.  The ruins of the fort were nowhere to be seen.  There was quite a bit of garbage around in the area as well.  So, historically the site was of interest, but visually, it was not. 

We went into Christiansted and walked along the boardwalk.  The water was incredibly clear, which surprised us.  The last time we were there, the water was quite rough and churned up.  We ended up eating at a restaurant right on the boardwalk, called “Nate’s Boathouse.”  The food was good and relatively inexpensive.  We had a front row view of the bay while people strolled along the boardwalk.  Service was quick, so we ate while watching the sun beginning to set.  After dinner, we strolled along an adorable stone alley on our way back to our car.  We were able to return to the marina just as it was getting dark.  We were warned that the drinking age in St. Croix is 18 and it isn’t illegal to drink and drive.  So, our friends recommended that we not drive at night.  This was one of those special days on our sailing adventure.  It was so nice to see some of the island and enjoy a meal out, off of the property.