1. "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"
One of St. Croix's most heralded landmarks is Point Udall. Point Udall is the easternmost point in the United States and it also happens to be the first spot in the U.S. that sees the sun rise (makes sense, right?). Another swell little fact is that St. Croix rang in the new year one hour before all of you landlubbers who are stateside.
Below are a few pictures taken from Point Udall for your enjoyment. And you are not mistaken in thinking like I that when you look out into the vast blueness that is the Caribbean Sea, you can't help but thinking that somewhere out there the world just doesn't continue.
2. "By George! That's a pretty flower!"
Another hot spot in St. Croix is St. George's Botanical Garden. It boasts some of the most exotic, tropical species of flora known to man. Many of the plants there can only be located on the 17-acre grounds as development of the island has proved to be detrimental to their livelihood and even existence. Many of the pictures you'll see show these plants interspersed amongst ruins of a Danish sugar cane plantation and rum distillery from the 19th century. It truly is a beautiful site and sight. I took about 150 photos, but 1000 could have easily been taken because there was so much to see and explore.
Too bad that our trip was cut short due to rain, I'm approximating that we only covered about 80% of the garden. BUT, if it didn't rain I wouldn't have been able to capture Katelyn shying away from the rain by huddling under a tree, something I couldn't help but laugh at.
