Happy Thanksgiving!

Ok....that was a little early, but not for us in Statia! We had our big Thanksgiving feast last night. Sarah & Zach will be leaving us on Wednesday so we wanted everyone to enjoy a good ol' American holiday. It was the first Thanksgiving for a few of the non-Americans here. We were fortunate enough to be able to all get together at Gaye and Henk's house. They are currently on vacation in the states. They live in a beautiful house overlooking Statia and the ocean with the Quill in their backyard. We had 17 people in attendance. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes.....the whole works. It was awesome food and we all had a great time. Needless to say I cannot take any credit for the feast as my presence in the kitchen was both not needed and certainly not a good idea. I secured clean-up duty and did that quite well. We left later on in the evening after we were all sufficiently stuffed. The meal ended up being at around 8:00 PM as it was delayed a while due to the hike Joe, Ella, Jean, Zach and I took during the day. We decided to take the Mazinga Trail halfway around the crater rim and then blaze our own trail the other half. We left the Garden around 9:00 AM and 6 hours later we returned! We now understand why there isn't a trail on the other half! My fear of heights was definitely tested a few times. Not an easy hike. Later on in the evening I found out that the worthless Vikings lost again.....doesn't sound good for the ol' Vikes but was delighted to see my Lakers are off to a 12-2 start. Thank god for the Lakers. Well.....not too much more to tell and we are headed off back to the Garden. Until next time America...