St. Croix photos, part 5

The waterfront at Frederiksted, the city on the west shore, was one of the prettiest places we visited.








It was also the first place we were able to find pizza, Ryan's favorite food.





The sidewalks, in both Frederiksted and Christiansted, are covered by arcades, which Ryan called "tunnels."




Just outside of Frederiksted is Armstrong's *awesome* homemade ice cream. They make all kinds of tropical flavors, like mango, passionfruit, guava, soursop, pina colada, and Kola champagne (which is a Jamaican soft drink -- the ice cream version tastes like a watermelon Italian ice). Ryan stuck with his favorite, cookies and cream.



He liked the frog mural on the wall.



But was afraid of the lizard on the outside of the window.



The drive along the west coast was beautiful. The water was calm and clear, and the beaches were nearly empty. The west side of St. Croix is green and lush, in contrast to the arid eastern half.