Saint Thomas aka: St. Thomas

Erick and I went on a week long cruise on 2/8 and our second port of call was St. Thomas. We went to coral world, and Magen’s bay beach. It was on 2/12 which was on our 8th wedding anniversary.

We went to Mountain Top and saw the spectacular views. The shopping is pretty good too.

My school has St. Thomas in the name. When ever I travel witha big group from school people always ask if we are from the island. We’re not but I think it would be cool to say I’ve been to St. Thomas the island.

I had an amazing time here, but there were some disappointing aspects. I was prepared for the commercialization- the unprescedented amount of diamond shops and the upscale homes. The thing I wasn’t prepared for was the level of destruction of the natural beauty of the island. The reefs are dead or dying, the coral barely existent and the fish more sparse than expected. It is, nonetheless, a beautiful island and a great place to go if you don’t want to leave the comforts of home, but still want a stunning place to visit.

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