We returned from the serenity of our snorkeling excursion to a Christiansted jammed for the St Patrick’s Day parade. St Patrick’s Day is HUGE here. Green everywhere. Lots of (drunk) people. The parade lasted from 11:00-3:15? It was just winding up when we got back to tow. We walked around town some and decided it would be easier to get out of town if we left before all the revelers. We took a scenic drive back via the north coast along Cane Bay, then cut south. We got lost a couple of times but it is an island, so we weren’t lost for long. We were more concerned about running into closed roads with no way to turn around. We stopped at a store for beer (St John’s Amber and Island Hoppin’ IPA) and water. Both good. Always nice to find good local craft beer!
Back at the hotel, we grabbed a beer and went down for sunset, where we met Jim and several other regular guests. Jim’s been coming here for 35 years. He took our photo at sunset and bought us cocktails later. We had a couple of beers at the gazebo, then went over to dinner. Steve had a burger, I had the fried shrimp basket. It wasn’t hot, but it was good. Our waitress offered to choose our cocktails for us, so we took her up on that. She selected a Bushwacker for Steve, which he’d been talking about, and a Carpashio for me (coconut, pineapple, and pistachio liqueur). They were both excellent and we were happy we took her recommendations!