The journey thus far

It's been an adventure getting this far. I'll start at the beginning:

Jeff arrived on island October 15th with plans to stay with a friend of our Grandad's, Marty (aka Party Marty). Within a few days, Jeff found jobs for himself and Kyle and an awesome apartment for the three of us. Kyle and I arrived on the 21st of October, after an unexpected night in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We were supposed to arrive on the 20th but our flight from Miami was delayed, therefore causing us (and about 20 others) to miss the connecting flight in San Juan. We were put on the next available flight, which departed at 10am the next morning. The airline put us up in a hotel for the night and gave us about $40 worth of food vouchers. Seeing as we weren't exactly sure where we were going to stay once we got to St Thomas, our delay was a surprise blessing from God :)

Jeff met us at the airport in the rental car and we headed straight to the ferry over to St John. Jeff found a used Jeep on craigslist and wanted to go take a look. We ended up not buying the Jeep but we did spend the day at Cinnamon Bay! Pretty good first day in the VI if you ask me.

Marty arranged for the three of us to stay at his friends Paul and Edythe's while we waited for our apartment to be ready. We spent the first ten days with them, learning our way around and getting used to driving on the left. We no longer have the rental car and are in the market for a nice working, used island car. It's interesting trying to get around without a car, not impossible though.

Safari taxi

Fortunately there is "public transportation" (of sorts) that will pick you up and drop you off pretty much wherever you need (and is cheap if you're a local).  It is, however, quite a hike up and down the hill that we live on- especially when you're carrying multiple bags of groceries/cleaning supplies back up the hill (at least it's a good work out!) Speaking of the hill we live on, we are finally started to get settled in our apartment! Once we're all settled and everything is where it's supposed to be, I'll post some pictures. For now, here is one Jeff took of the whole house (we live in the apartment below the house):

visitors welcome!

It's a great place with a fantastic view of Pillsbury Sound (the body of water between St Thomas and St John). And it's only minutes away from Coki beach, not only the best place on the island to snorkel but also the location of Coki Beach Dive Club, of which Jeff and Kyle are employees. They started their jobs just two days after Kyle and I arrived. God is so good! As far as a job for me goes, I started one today! Praise the Lord!! I will be nannying for a family with two children 3-4 days a week. They are great kids. We're going to have a lot of fun :) I'm so thankful to have a job. Thanks to all who have been praying! Keep praying that we find a car at some point. That way we can pick up visitors at the airport ;)
I think that's it for now.