Cane Bay Adventures

Greetings!

So far St. Croix has been absolutely amazing! The weather is around 80 degrees each day and there is sunshine and blue water as far as the eye can see!

Last night, we may or may not have had such a dance party that we shut down the house power! Oops! The evening started with a night in enjoying homemade Mexican taco dinner perfectly paired with banana coladas and Carib beer!

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After dinner there may have been a patio dance party with a parked Jeep as a great prop! We danced to everything from David Bowie, Madonna, Lady Gaga, to Journey!

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But, before this epic dinner and dance party, our group spent time at Cane Bay, one of the most popular beach areas on St. Croix. Cane Bay is located on the Northern end of the island and is a perfect beach spot for families, couples, and singles due to the fact that there are a number of restaurants in the area, bars, activities, and a beach that is perfect for sunbathing and gentle water for snorkeling.

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The guys were able to scuba dive right off the beach while the rest of us rested and chatted.

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We saw lots of interesting characters, most notably a guy on horseback we nicknamed Fabio. He rode down the beach, bareback on his large horse with his long hair blowing in the wind. Trust me, I can’t make this stuff up!

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In addition to soaking up the sun, we also enjoyed lunch and cocktails at Cane Bay’s most popular restaurant and bar, EAT. EAT @ Cane Bay not only has an amazing lunch and dinner menu, offering more than most of the local island restaurants, but the staff is super friendly and the views are incredible. IMG_0095IMG_0098IMG_0105IMG_0117

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I definitely expect that we’ll end up back at Cane Bay for at least one more beach day during this trip! I’ll be back later to share with you my scuba diving adventures and the dive shop we’ve loved on the island.

Also, coincidentally, the lucky winner of my Favorite Things Thank You Giveaway is Kristin Miller, number 340!

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I tweeted! Hope to see you soon! Xoxo and merry Christmas to you and the husband!

Your turn: What’s the best beach you’ve ever visited?

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Saint Croix Adventures: Day 1 & 2 in Pictures

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Our New Year’s Vacation Tradition

Over the years, I’ve come to dread New Year’s Eve more than any other holiday. In college, most of my close friends were in Atlanta while I was down in Savannah, wishing I could be with them to celebrate and party but not wanting to cut my vacation with my family short. When I moved to Philadelphia, each year we’d try something different, whether that meant hanging in and cooking a romantic meal together or doing the hotel party thing with friends. But, three years ago, our first New Years Eve in New York City, we experienced New Years Eve in a way that we’d never be able to top. Our friend Liz worked for BMO at the time, a company who has a huge office in Times Square, directly across from the ball. She was able to invite friends to the office to watch the ball drop while we toasted to the new year. It was so much fun and such a quintessential New Year’s Eve experience, especially in New York.

After that, we both agreed we were tired of the traditional New Year’s Eve plans and decided to get friends together for a trip instead. We thought that nothing would be more fun than to plan a tropical, warm vacation with friends after the Christmas holidays so we could all toast the new year with a Corona while enjoying some fun in the sun before the brutal winter months.

Last year, since it was our first time, we only went away with one other couple and planned an easy trip using American Express travel. We looked at prices and ratings before choosing a resort in Cozumel due to reasonable plane prices and the fact that it is located between Seattle, where they live, and New York City.

Here are a few of the posts from last year’s Cozumel trip:027

As you can see it was absolutely fabulous! We loved the experience of relaxing with friends over the holiday. Therefore, this year we decided to make it a larger experience for more of our friends. Back in July, we sent a quick email to friends asking if they’d be interested in a tropical vacation with approximate costs of airfare and renting a house on either Turks and Caicos and St. Croix. Now, five months later there are 9 of us spending the next six days together in St. Croix. I ended up using VRBO to rent a large house in St. Croix with a pool, full kitchen, grill, and plenty of space for everyone.

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To say that we’re excited is an understatement! The house is just as we imagined and the views are spectacular! I’ll check in each day to share our adventures with you!

A winner will be announced tomorrow morning from my Thank You giveaway!

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