Day 9: Sunday, June 14 - our last day

I awoke still sad, but eager to get every minute of time out of our remaining hours on the island.  We got up early, finished off the remaining breakfast food and got to Coki Beach (our favorite on St. Thomas!) by 7am.  Adam went to work detecting and I finished up a book.  By about 9, I decided to put my fins on and do one last snorkel of the trip.  I lingered and looked and swam and played and dove and had a great time taking it all in.  I couldn't believe that in 24 hours I would be sitting at a desk in Clearwater!  I just absorbed the moment, the colors, the sounds, the scents, and wished it wouldn't end.

I got back and soaked up a bit more sun and hoped and hoped Adam would find "the big one" before we had to leave, but then all too soon it was time to go.  Adam and I posed for one last photo op, then sadly walked out to the car and drove back to the condo.  I returned the car while Adam packed up his detecting gear, then we had one last meal on our balcony, showered, packed the last tidbits and waited for our ride.  He was on time this time, and soon we found ourselves going back the same road we had so excitedly come down a week earlier.  The airport called, and it was time to say good-bye.

After a kind of crazy check-in and customs (but all was good) we boarded the plane (I made sure I had my purse!), and upon take-off broke our necks looking out the window for every last little glimpse of our island paradise disappearing below us.  Good-bye St. Thomas and St. John, we'll be back!