After a year and a half of begging Josh to take me on the Reef Bay Trail hike on St. John we finally did it! Good thing, we have less than two weeks left before we leave. The trail runs from the center of St. John down the side of the island and out into a bay. Along the way you can explore old sugar mill ruins from the plantation that used to operate there. Even more exciting are the petroglyphs which are pre-Columbian Taino etchings in the rocks that date back to between 500 and 900 A.D.The entire hike took about 3 hours which included several bathroom breaks for Josh and time for him to explore each of the ruins thoroughly as well as to follow trails that were NOT meant to be part of the path for hikers... the adventurer in him comes out during times like these!
After the hike we went to a place called Skinny Legs for one of their famous burgers. It was delicious - as well as the chicken sandwich that I had.
We also made our last trip to Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands this weekend. Jost (for those that haven't visited) is a pretty amazing place. Jost was probably the top reason (other than Josh's job and Morgan and Walt) that we moved to the islands. It's relaxing, beautiful and there's just something about it that calls you back again and again. With our passports nearly full from all our frequent visits, we'll leave the Caribbean with more than enough memories to keep us going during those chilly Florida winters (that was a joke, although anything above 75 is chilly these days).
Quick update on the move - less than two more weeks to go and things are pretty busy for the Highlanders. We are packing up and Josh will be loading our container with all our things to ship by Wednesday of this week. Both my car and Josh's truck have been sold which is exciting and scary all at the same time. While we don't have specific updates on the job front just yet, I'm hopeful we'll have more to share very soon. All of our friends have been wonderful as far as referrals, advice and support. We've been saying our prayers and we know that everything will work out just the way it's supposed to in the end.
To see all of the photos from our hike and our last trip to Jost Van Dyke you can click on the photo album icons. Enjoy!
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