I am beginning to notice that what they say is true: positive thought begets positive thought. And positive thoughts in succession beget positive action. And pretty soon, you realize that being positive is so much better than being pissy all the time, regardless of just how much crazy you've been handed in your life.
That being said, one of my dearest sisters returned to our beautiful island home just 9 days ago...and is leaving again to go back Stateside to take care of some family and business matters that came up less than 24 hours after she landed here. (UGH! WHAT?!) However, we thought we better enjoy our time together since it has been so brief.
In that spirit, and the spirit of new adventures (still occurring even after living here for a year!), we headed to Frederiksted this morning after a "walk" (read: hike) down to the beach near our houses. I had heard of a labyrinth that was way out west, and I thought it would be a great sort of end to her (all-too-brief) trip here and a great springboard for her time back in the States.
As a bonus, the labyrinth is located on the grounds of an old plantation, and the grounds were just unbelievably beautiful!
After exploring the ruins and walking around the plantation, we decided to take a dip at one of everyone's favorite beaches here, Rainbow Beach. It's so beautiful there, and the water was just perfect today!
After our refreshing swim at Rainbow, we noshed at our very favorite West End spot for lunch: Teres Veho. I can't recommend this place enough times, not just for the amazing eats, but also they have a small SUP (stand up paddle) shop where you can rent paddle boards and other fun water accessories! The view is also amazing, especially on cruise ship days with an unobstructed view of the gigantic ships that visit our piece of paradise :)
Finally, as our grand finale, Tan-Tan requested that we jump off the pier. As I'd not done it before, and it's kind of a rite of passage (and also because of peer pressure), I reluctantly agreed to get crazy and do it! As scary as it was, I did it twice, and it's one of those things that is scary and amazingly FUN at the same time! And I'll definitely do it again...and again...and again!
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| Where we jumped! |
I will most definitely miss our Zen Mother (Maw), but I am incredibly grateful that we were able to spend this very special day together with another one of our beautiful sisters, our hoop queen :-) Love you both very much!
