There is something magical about the open water...the blue,silvery stuff right off the sandy beaches, it looks calm enough,however, when a tropical storm is brewing some 800miles south of you, it can get kinda choppy. its for this reason that i wanted to stay outside on the front of the ferry, so keep some fresh air going and all that jazz..inside waiting on my arrival was a large church kids musical group with those very "involved" moms...loud, yadda yadda...of course i didnt think that the water would be that rough, and that was a mistake, so no dramamine was taken(before) the boat left,haha...after we got moved inside because it was too rough outside, i was done..no air circulation, and unhappy sicky little kids all around..once little suzy lost it next to me, i was done...luckily i stood out to the guy working for the ferry and he came with a bag just in time, and then the woman,one of those "involved" mothers, started to fan both me, and her sick kid, it was decent...aside from not being able to see the horizon from the dipping and crashing, it was a beautiful day/ride etc....im convinced that EVERYTHING happens for a reason, and this was never proved more true than this weekend..im also convinced that my knack,ability,curse,or skill (depending on the situation) to communicate with adults is a precious gift...
most atheletes are easy to spot, especially tri-atheletes who are loading their bike on the ferry, so it was easy to strike up a conversation about how good the yankees were doin to this older fella wearing a redsox hat,haha..please notice the humor someone...anywhoo in talking to fred i found out that he was new to the sport as well, and his wife was with him,sue,and we chit chatted out front until we were herded inside,something we all dreaded,especially me..anywhoo we had a good chat and after they let me out front again, fred and sue came by to offer me a ride in their rental jeep,and subsequent ferry ride over to st.john...these people were/are, sooo nice, and pretty much became my foster parents for the weekend, i hitched rides into "town" and had a few meals and drinks with them, very interesting folks, he works for the oil refinery as an engineer, and she has at least one degree(MRS.) they didn't just drop me off at the cabins, they also took me to their favorite snokeling spot,which was amazing might i add..never seen so many fish...and a shark,but yeah...
..... about that race thing, it was a great experience..i got thrown together on a relay team as a runner..our swimmer was haulin' and did the half mile in 12 minutes, which gave our "vacation" biker quite the lead,of which he wasn't able to do much with..i ended up being the last runner to leave the start,but i still ran like hell..it was a combination of waiting around and i wanted to impress a few folks..the most important part was meeting the other atheletes and coordinators on the island to network for other races...all is gearing up to be a busy semester
...and i had to get back to st.croix on the same ferry that made me sick....right?...what happened might actually make you sick, as i attribute it down to a series of "what ifs" and other minute detail calculations, i still have trouble believing i could be so lucky, what happened isn't supposed to happen, people aren't supposed to do those things for others....but somethings aren't universal
..walking briskly down the pier in st.thomas(if i would have stuck around at the ferry for a second, or gone off to pee,it would have changed it) anyway i was walking down and saw this woman trying to lift a huge atm machine into big sail boat and having a rough time of it..so i asked if she needed help,didn't wait for an answer and helped her steady it,and lift it over the edge of the boat, they had another machine and i helped them lift that as well...once all was on board i asked where they were from "st.croix" ..."me too" i told them that my ferry left in 6hours or so, and she said "we're leaving in 15 minutes,you're coming with us" and she took my bag and told me to go down and try to get a refund for my ticket,but that i could come home with them..after she bought everyone lunch(myself included) we hopped in the dingy, and made out to the 60ft! sail boat..i've never been sailing, and have never met these folks,but they were the nicest people in the world! rode the whole way back on the front of the boat,hanging out over the water,watching flying fish,and catching some rays,chillin to come chesney..it was magnificant..coming out of st.thomas you could see st.croix across the channel, st.john next to us, and beyond that all 4 of the BVI's..gorgeous..absolutely..rich and katherine owned the boat, (it was their biggest..as in more than one of theirs) and it was amazing..we talked for a while and then once we hit open water i got a tour up front by some other woman they had picked up on wednesday, and marci showed me the front,i was hooked...the view, the wind..everything was so amazing..beat the heck out of a ferryboat ride..6 hours on a sailboat going between the islands was the best time ive had in a long long time..i wish everyone could experience it, and i know (if anyone is still reading) they are probably sick of hearing about it,but i can't help but think that everything does happen for a reason...so yeah, im doing ok..and ill get some pics to those that want to see..the sunset on the boat was ridiculous..
hopefully everyone's weekend went as well as mine did
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