St. Croix Days 5-6: Jump Up and Jumbies

07.06.2018 - 07.07.2018

It was our last full day of this short trip and we had nothing scheduled but early afternoon massages on the beach at Tamarind Resort. We decided to get some beach time and lunch at the resort before our massage. It wasn't crowded at all so we got a prime spot under a tent.

An American lady who worked at the resort came by to talk to us. We chatted for a while about hurricanes Irma and Maria that had come through the year before and her island boyfriend who worked at the resort as well. She entertained us until it was time for lunch.

Fish tacos.

By now it was time for our massage so we made our way over to the spa. The spa cat welcomed us with the usual kitty indifference.

The massages were fabulous and we walked around the spa area of the beach before leaving.

On the way back to the condo, we stopped at one of the overlooks.

We had planned the trip around being in town both on the 4th of July and one of the four Fridays of the year when the Jump Up street party occurs. We got back to the condo and got cleaned up then drove to downtown Christiansted for the party. The drinks were flowing and the street food was plentiful.

After dark, the jumbies joined the party.

There was live music and dancing.

At one point we looked around and realized we were the only tourists there in a sea of locals but we didn't care. We stayed until the party began to die down then made our way back to the condo for our last night.

Our flight the next day wasn't until 3:45p so we were able to sleep in. We stopped at EAT at Cane Bay for a leisurely lunch before making our way to the airport and the end of the trip.