Jaguar was scheduled to hit the islands on Tuesday. Debra and I decided to arrive a few days early to get some quiet beach and shopping time before the band arrived. We flew from Las Vegas to Miami Saturday and spent the night. We then hopped the 9 AM flight out of Miami to St. Thomas. Once you start the journey it seems like you can never arrive fast enough. We touched down in St. Thomas before noon and had our luggage by 12:15 PM. I know…it’s not always this easy…
No jet way at the St. Thomas airport. It’s like the Beatles landing at JFK in 1964…. but a lot warmer.
The infamous Tommy “Mister D!” Bronx picked us up and drove us to his home just above Charlotte Amalie. We have only met Tommy briefly in our previous trips. We got to spend quality time learning all about his life and how he is thriving in St. Thomas. He certainly is a renaissance man. It was a trip in more ways then one.
We dropped Tommy off and headed to Sapphire Beach. We had booked a condo for 2 nights since it has become one of our favorite places on St. Thomas. Yes, as soon as we arrived we immediately ordered our first fish taco and Painkiller. For the inexperienced, a Painkiller is the drink of choice in the US Virgin Islands. It is pineapple juice, cream of coconut, orange juice and rum with a sprinkle nutmeg on top. You go girlfriend….. you go!
Debra gets her prescription filled.
Wouldn’t you know it… Lourdes and the Switch - the BEST band in the Caribbean - was scheduled to play the Sapphire Beach Bar that afternoon. It was the unofficial Welcome Jaguar Back to the Islands party! We were so honored. It was wonderful catching up with Andy, Nate, John, and Lourdes. They sounded better then ever. They are local music perfection.
Lourdes and the Switch - This band has game!
We also spent some quality time with Priscilla Lynn of Street Level VI (also known as Jaguar’s Tour Manager) and our soon to be best friend Andy “Drew Rock” Clark. It was amazing being around our wonderful friends. It was an amazing Father’s Day.