4 March 2015

I awoke this morning at 2:30 to several inches of snow that I had to shovel before we left for the airport -- a fitting sendoff to a tropical adventure. Fortunately, the freezing rain ended before midnight and the roads to Bradley International Airport were clear or slushy, but not icy. We arrived at Bradley just after 4 am for a 6:40 am flight, so there were no delays going through security and we were at the gate a full two hours prior to departure. I would rather sit in a warm, dry airport for two hours waiting for a flight than sitting in a ditch on the side of the road watching the plane leave.

Because the temperatures were above freezing, there were no delays and we landed on St, Croix shortly before 4:00 pm eastern Atlantic time. After stopping at the grocery store for the "bare necessities," we headed to Cottages By The Sea and jumped into the Caribbean! The air temperature was 82^oF and the water temp was 78^oF. A welcome contrast to the coldest and snowiest winter on record in New England!