South Portland to stock up on some Scratch bagels for the trip. We arrived at the Museum of Science and were once again reminded of the fantastic ability homeschooling gives us to take in great museums mid-week while everyone else is in school. We spent lots of our time in the morning in the Butterfly Garden. Ben discovered an interesting phobia of butterflies, he was scared to death that they would land on him. The kids not only identified loads of butterflies, but got to see some other really amazing insects too. This visit allowed us to check off another section of the museum. At this rate we are averaging one floor of one wing per visit... maybe before our membership runs out we will get to the whole museum;) After the museum we headed for a quick dinner and to our hotel for an early bed time.
Today we all woke up at 3:30 AM for our 5:30 AM flight. It was surprisingly super smooth! We were all dressed, packed up, and were waiting for the shuttle bus by 3:45... the kids are all finally old enough to do things easily! Thankfully the trip to St. John was relatively uneventful consisting of a shuttle bus ride, two plane rides, a taxi, a ferry, a walk, and a rental car. Everyone was a super trooper today as we arrived and got settled into our amazing villa.
A few notes- Last year at the auction for the Western Maine Play Museum we bought a week in this villa on St. John. We knew little about it, but the hosts have been awesome by letting us upgrade to their larger property, letting us come midweek when the ticket prices are more affordable, etc. It is in an ideal location with views of two separate bays.
The driving here has also thrown us for a bit of a loop. They drive on the left side of the road, but all of the steering wheels are still on the left (It sounds like that is because all of the vehicles are American). It is also really interesting to see how recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria are progressing (or not) on the different islands. Being able to talk to actual people who lived through it and are directly affected by it still offers more practical insight than what we see or read through the news.
We are hoping for some rest and relaxation tomorrow! Bring on the sun:)
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