Friday is Michael’s “day off”. This week was a little different in that we had massages, facials and wraps scheduled for the morning. I had met Brenda, Leon and their friends on Monday when three of them got massages after they first arrived on island. They wanted more treatments before heading home, so Michael and I decided to split the work this time. It was a great day where they were staying. The “Sugar Mill” villa in Estate Judith’s Fancy. You get a wonderful view of Christiansted Harbor and Buck Island and can often see the islands of St. Thomas, St. John and the British Virgins, as well.

After we were finished there, we went out to Carambola to massage Austin and Darby, long-time friends who had a gift certificate for a couple’s massage. The resort out there is under new management (again), but this time, Marriot Renaissance has taken over. The room they were staying in was newly renovated and looked fantastic!
The unit had a nice kitchenette with dishwasher, two burner stove top, microwave, full-sized fridge and enough cupboards and cabinets to make some apartments around here look puny. The furnishings were updated and the floors and bathroom elegantly redone. It was great to see how the transformation of the property is going and it was nice to see our friends and catch up on things.

While we were out that way, we thought we’d have a swim/snorkel at Cane Bay and then have lunch out there. The water was refreshing after those hours of work. We saw some neat coral formations, a couple of squid, lots of butterfly fish, basnded and spotted, and I saw the most beautiful jeweled damsel fish. She was royal blue with iridescent turquoise spots on top and a bright yellow tail ~ gorgeous! We also saw a little black and white blenny hanging out next to a black and white damsel fish. At first we thought there were two blennies, but this guy just had the same coloring as the damsel fish in that area. He was very cute!

By then it was three pm and we were hungry for lunch. So we went across the street to the Cane Bay Beach Bar. That would be our big meal for the day. I wouldn’t feel like cooking or eating much later.

With full tummies, we headed home to feed the dogs and cats and maybe get a chance to see Peter’s friend (and ours, now), Lin before he took off for Little Rock the next morning. They weren’t anywhere we could find them, so we just stayed home a read a book. A quiet ending to another lovely day in Paradise.

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