Our Bags are Packed (Almost) … We are Ready to GO!!

We are getting real close to hitting the beach in STJ (only four days left).  We have cleaned up the yard after the storm and after 7 trips to the dump I believe we have finally got it into shape.  We spread some additional mulch, built new access hatches for the crawl space, got phones setup, cleaned out the refrigerators, and made several “last minute” trips to town.  Last Thursday we mailed out 7 boxes since we were told it would take about 7-10 days for them to make it to STJ.  Imagine my surprise, when I logged onto the USPS tracking site and discovered they were delivered Saturday after only 2 days!  In order to smooth things over on the island, I called our mail service in STJ to apologize (they will now have to store the items until we arrive).  They informed me that it was no problem but they did comment that several of the boxes were barely holding together.  I guess we will have to more thoroughly tape the boxes next time.  Hopefully nothing fell out but we will probably just have to wait until we arrive to be sure.   The next step in packing will be to move things around between our 8 suitcases to ensure none of them exceed 50 lbs.

Anyway, we are anxious to get away from this snowy weather and I hope the next time I take a photo of “white stuff” it will be sand and not snow!!  In the words of the natives, St John “soon come”.