St. Croix, USVI
Natasha
Our
ship made an unexpected stop at St. Croix to get a fuel. We went on shore
and were very surprised by worm welcome from local people. It was getting
dark, but all stores and cafes were open just for one ship (us!). The
residents even throw a parade, where girls in beautiful costumes were
singing and dancing, again, just for tourists of one ship! They provided
free shuttle buses from the ship to the pear and back to the ship. When we
were leaving, the officer who was checking our cards before letting us
into the buses, thanked every person for visiting their island (even
though we had only about two ours to spend there), he had warm words for
every single tourist and he invited everyone to come back and spend more
time on their truly friendly island. The local people in stores were also
very friendly (not like residents of St. Maartin or Barbados!). I will
definitely come back to this sweet island!