Jen Looking for something to do, and somewhere to go, Omar and I decided we needed to try the brewhouse that his barber recommended. You never know where your next awesome restaurant referral will come from. We headed to the Brown Iron Brewhouse in Washington Township, at 26 and Van Dyke. The place when we pulled … Read more
In a previous post, Omar wrote about our visit to Vivio’s in Eastern Market. How surprised we were to discover a great little restaurant we had walked by so many times before. We found out they also have a location in Warren, on 12 Mile just West of Ryan. Omar and I were looking for … Read more
I decided to take a day trip to Ann Arbor to go check out Jamie (my daughter) and her boyfriend (Quinton’s) new apartment and take them out for lunch. They have a really cute apartment directly across from U of M, convenient for Quinton who is finishing graduate school there. Jamie is commuting to U … Read more
So Omar and I headed to Bonefish Grill for our occasional Wednesday night Bang Bang Shrimp and Mojito/Manhatten night. Our favorite waiter Colin was tied up on the other end of the bar, and Steve, who we have never met asked what we were drinking, I ordered my standard Mojito, but asked that Colin, who … Read more
All Allison wanted so badly on her 21st birthday was not booze galore, but to swim with dolphins. The only place in St. Thomas area that you can do that is in Tortola, which is in the British Virgin Islands, requiring yet again another ferry ride, and a lot of money. I was sorry to … Read more
Thursday we ladies wanted to visit St. John. The boys however, wanted to stay at Magen’s Bay. We had heard that the beach at Trunk Bay was one of the most beautiful, most photographed beaches in the world, and had an underwater self-guided snorkel trail. We decided to split up for the day and we … Read more
Ah Wednesday in Paradise. Sipping coffee, looking out at Magen’s Bay planning the days events. We decided to try a new beach, and settled on Sapphire Beach, close to Red Hook, where we had spent the last couple days. Sapphire Beach is accessible via Sapphire Beach Resort, and it almost looks like you are intruding … Read more
Tuesday was the day we had scheduled our cruise to the British Virgin Islands. After my sister did an enormous amount of research, she decided on Pirates Penny (www.piratespenny.com). A private charter that allows you to plan the day your way. The dock was conveniently located behind Fish Tails, the site of our Monday lunch, … Read more
Monday we decided to spend the day at glorious Magen’s Bay. Located on the North (Atlantic) side of St. Thomas, is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the island. With 3/4 of a mile of white sand beach and crystal clear blue water I can see why. The girls donned their snorkel gear, … Read more
Day 2 St. Thomas: Heard about this huge Rastafarian farmers market (Bordeaux Farmers Market) on the west side of the island. I was told there were farmers booths, crafts, music, prepared food booths, face painting, lots to do! We were excited to buy some local produce to work meals around and get some cool Rasta … Read more
