Because our excursion did not start until the afternoon, we used the morning hours to go ashore and take a long walk on the beach. This was the first port of call that had beaches right by the pier. Cruisers were snorkeling right next to the pier. The sandy beach is lined with coral and crystal blue water. We walked bare foot a couple of miles and got a little too much sun. After lunch back on the ship, we boarded a bus for an extensive tour of the island of St. Croix. An older man in a wheel chair was literally pushed and dragged up the steps of the bus. Each island we visit is an interesting mixture of colonial and indigenous influences. St Croix is a US territory with a Danish heritage and British traffic laws. Much of the tour was through rural areas of former plantations. The island had less of a tourist feel and more of a lower economic local feel. Abandoned cars dotted much of the landscape. Our guide was very focused on pointing out the variety of species of trees on the island. We stopped for a while in Christiansted, the other major city on the island. It was relatively empty of tourists, but had a nice waterfront area. Back on the ship in Fredricksen, we napped, ate in the buffet for dinner and watched the state of the union address on TV.
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