St. Croix photos, part 1

On our first morning, we walked down to check out the beach right after breakfast. (Speaking of breakfast, our resort had a fabulous buffet every morning, which included tons of fresh tropical fruit. Ryan couldn't get enough of the mango for the first several days -- after that, he discovered danishes and refused to eat much of anything else.)

At first, Ryan was afraid to step in the sand (which he also refused to do during our entire week at the Outer Banks last summer).




But after we got a container and filled it with ocean water and showed Ryan how he could pour it onto the sand (he loves playing with water), he decided it would be fun to sit in the sand and play, and it was hard to tear him away to go back to the room to change into his trunks.






We had most of the beach to ourselves, and the view in both directions was beautiful.





We returned later, in proper beach attire, and Ryan had a blast playing in the sand.




He did take great care to pick all the sand out from between his toes afterward. (He has a general aversion to getting his feet dirty.)