As a little girl I used to dream about Caribbean Islands (interesting, I was born in Ky. and didn't see the ocean till I was grown), pirates, and dolphins. Those dreams never died for me(well, maybe the ones about pirating....), and when I came to St. Croix I knew I'd found "home" and my dreams had come true.
Last SunDay was such a confirmation of this. It was Father's Day, and it was already hot by 10 a.m. The sea was like glass in Frederiksted and was that AMAZING color of blue. Larry and I had been snorkeling for about an hour, and were getting out of the water, when I turned and saw 4 fins breaking the surface of the water about 100 yards out. "Gotta go" I yelled back to Larry, and I took off after the dolphins.
I swam hard and when I popped up to check my bearings, Larry was motioning me toward the right. I caught another glimpse of a fin and I took off toward them again. I could hear them under water and my heart was beating fast at the thought of catching up with them. I slowed down a bit to catch my breath and looked up to see a beautiful dolphin swimming my way. We made eye contact and she swam up beside me - turned around and was about three feet beside and beneath me now swimming with me. She was so beautiful!
Two of her friends joined her, and the three of us swam together for a bit. Then a fourth friend joined in and I was in complete heaven swimming along with these gorgeous creatures! They swam slowly so we could stay together, and breached the surface to breathe maybe 4 times while we were swimming. They were so close! Not close enough to touch - but as close as was comfortable! I was talking to them (like an idiot!!) and telling them how beautiful they were, how thankful I was that they gave me the honor of swimming with them, and how much I loved them.
We probably swam like that for maybe 5 minutes - hard to tell time - but it was just amazing. Then the original friend turned slightly on her side so she could make eye contact with me again, and they took off for deeper water, which I could see was just a few feet away. I was WAY far away from the shore by this time - but folks there had been watching and when I got out, were eager to talk with me about my experience. And what an experience it was! I LOVE this place!
Dreaming of relocating to St. Croix or retiring here? Ask for my Relocation Package, and contact me with any of your questions. Our economy is booming and it's a great time to buy real estate!
Kim Lucas, REALTOR
340-626-3758
www.retireinthevi.com
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kim@coldwellbankervi.com
I love to help investors and fellow Caribbean Souls find property in St. Croix, and work hard for my Island mates who want to sell their property.
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Kim,
I liked how you described your experience of<a href="http://www.dolphinworld.org">swimming with the dolphins</a> in St. Croix. That is one Caribbean Island I have not been to, hopefully soon.
You seem very plugged in with all the social website, facebook, linkin, etc. They must keep you really busy.
Enjoy your summer !!
God Bless,
John
I love it. I was just in Calif surfing and there was schools of dolphins everywhere. In Maui we have a lot of turtles. I was out early surfing this morning and they were every where. Thanks for sharing you experience.
Steve