Bead Cruise Part Two

First on shore adventure I went on was shopping in St. Thomas.

We left the boat and were herded like cattle onto these shuttle

bus/taxis. Of course they try to squeeze as many people on as

they can.

Beverly and our new international friend Hennie. She flew all

the way over from the Netherlands. Hennie was an absolute

sweetheart and we all were amazed at her designs. She made

some of the wildest necklaces.

Her fish one was made from fish found at a children's toy

store. Loved it!

So about half way to downtown the drivers pulls over to

the side of the road. I think he was dropping people off to

the beach, but it felt like if you didn't pay you were gonna

be left in the middle of nowhere. Joke on us, people got

out, he took our money and drove us on to town.

Main street was full of all kinds of jewelry stores. If you

wanted diamonds you were at the right island. There were

camera stores, ( I got a nice new one at a good price), and

lots of liquor stores. But we got directions to the island's

only bead store. You just turned down an alley (that in any

big city in the state I would avoid) and you found all these

little shops.

And yes we found the bead store. We Americans are so

spoiled. There was mostly Venetian glass and few odd beads.

We have so much more variety to choose from, so lucky!

Tomorrow a tribute to the sponsors of the 2010 cruise. They

really rock!

Bead Cruise 2010

On my list of Bead Cruises, BC 2010 has to be the number
one best cruise ever. Heather has totally got the planning
part down. This years group might have been just a bit
smaller than previous years, but it didn't lack in anything.
The ladies were absolutely the funniest and sweetest yet.
Our teachers were very talented, and just as much fun to
be around outside of the classrooms. Our days were filled
with beading, hanging out with the other cruisers and in the
evening we were shopping with Bella Modo...who I must say
has the biggest line of Swarvoski crystals, Vintaj brass and
anything else you could have wanted. Pam and Belinda were
so very sweet, and Belinda was the most knowledgeable
person I've ever seen when it comes to Swarvoski.
Unbelievable!

Our second stop on the cruise. St. Thomas Island.

A view of our ship from across the bay.

Next stop was St. Maarten. There's a French side and a

Dutch side of the island. Anywhere you wanted to be still

had beautiful beaches and clear blue water. Warm sunny

days and gentle breezes. There is nothing wrong with

wanting to live on an island.

Tomorrow I will post some more about the Cruise.

I have lots of pictures and things to talk about.