The first was Hull Bay, which is next to Magen's Bay, the biggest and most popular beach on the island, but unfortunately government-owned. We hadn't driven in this section of the island yet, so it was a good opportunity to also cross something off my to-do list, which was drive the scenic "Skyline Drive", or Route 40, which has some of the island's best views. We stopped at famous Drake's Seat, a pullout overlooking beautiful Magen's Bay, and there is a bench on the hillside where legend has it Sir Francis Drake sat, observing all ships that came to harbor here. Another overlook had stunning views of Charlotte Amalie and the harbor, and I only wish we had gone back there at sunset one evening to get the lights twinkling on and maybe a cruise ship or two in port with their lights coming on. We saw a similar photograph in an art gallery and maybe I'll go to his website sometime and purchase it.
So we made the drive to Hull Bay, which was worth it just for the scenic drive. We didn't stay long, about an hour and a half, as the beach and bay were too rocky for Adam to dig well, and he wasn't finding much. After leaving there, we searched for this little ice cream shop I had heard rave reviews about that was supposed to be in the area. We found it (Udder Delite), and ordered two of their famous milkshakes. Mine was coconut, chocolate and Kahlua while Adam got something with egg nog (he loves his egg nog!). I absolutely loved mine - it was very coconutty and the chocolate was just right, not too overpowering for the coconut. Adam's was good, but I'm not a big egg nog fan. He loved it, though!
The other beach he really wanted to get back to was Bluebeard's Beach, one we had found on our first day scouting them out. A really lovely resort is there, with an excellent view from their reception/restaurant area. On our first, quick visit, there was a wedding, which was neat to see! On this visit, we didn't stay long because again the beach was rocky beneath the sand and in the water, so he couldn't dig well.
We decided to go to our tried-and-true Cowpet Bay at the Elysian Resort. I made a beeline for the padded hammock on the point. One of my most favorite vacation moments were these 2.5 hours laying in the hammock reading, lazily swinging back and forth, watching the sun dip below the mountain and observing Adam working the beach with his detector. Truly lovely.
That night we decided to go for our last dinner out, as Saturday would be busy with beginning to pack everything back up. (I wanted to enjoy Sunday as much as possible and NOT spend my whole last morning packing!) So we went to Roberts at the Elysian. Beautiful, romantic setting. Not an overlook view, but pretty scenery right on the beach at Cowpet Bay. There is a live pianist, which was a really nice touch. Just very elegant, very nice. Loved the evening. The food was artfully arranged so pretty on the plates, too. The portobello mushroom appetizer with balsamic glaze and fruit/veggie salsa "stuff" was amazing, my favorite food order of the whole trip! I could have made an entire meal of it and died happy that night. Adam got the chowder-like soup that was deeee-lish, and I got the black bean soup, also good. (I hope I don't sound egotistical to say I like mine better!) He got their specialty, cherry-glazed chicken, which he raved about, and I got the Elysian Salad topped with grilled shrimp, also very good. This was his favorite restaurant choice, for me a very close second to Hervé. Very close. A lovely dinner to end a lovely day... but I was beginning to get sad knowing we had one more full day before leaving.
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