Harry Potter Weekend

While Harry Potter seems to be popular in the rest of world - it doesn't create quite the stir down here. The 5th movie came out 2 weeks ago (I think?) but as we were on islands without movie theatres, it didn't really matter. I heard it just opened up on St. Thomas this weekend. I'm waiting for the IMAX in the bay area! The final book went on sale yesterday. The only bookstore on St. Thomas didn't do anything special for it - no midnight opening for all of us anxious Muggles awaiting the book. I reserved my copy months ago, and I was told the store had ordered 100 copies. (Amazon wasn't an option - the release day delivery is only for the lower 48.) We showed up at the bookstore at about 8:50 yesterday morning to find only about 4 or 5 people waiting. We don't queue up here generally - you're expected to know who was waiting when you showed up and know that when they're all gone, it's your turn. Dave finished the book yesterday too. I haven't started it as I'm rereading book 6 first.

Other than reading, we've been cleaning up the apartment, swimming, and planning one last quick vacation. The movers come on Thursday to pack our stuff up. It's kind of tough packing our two suitcases with everything we need for the next 6-8 weeks, while our stuff gets shipped. At least we should be able to buy anything we need in the states! Looking forward to the life of luxury again. We also spent some time swimming at Sapphire Beach yesterday and Friday afternoons. Many sea turtles were seen eating the seagrass at the sea floor. We spotted a few rays both days too. Tomorrow we're going to Anegada - a British Virgin Island that is the farthest away from us. We haven't been there yet and wanted to get a visit in before we leave. The ferry only runs three times a week; you can't do it as a day trip from St. Thomas. We come back Wednesday afternoon, just in time for some more packing.