As the sun descends, Nicoleta and I settle into Bananakeet Cafe, once thought to be a restaurant with a pool. It seems there is a small Inn on the premises.
The sky began to envelop the mountainous peaks of Tortola as night falls upon the island. The glow from mansions in the hills and the lights from the U.S Virgins complement the starry night sky with their own form of illumination. The crescent moon glows high above us and the tropical breeze drifts in with much appreciated coolness.
With a pitiful sense of patriotism, I came to watch the celebration in the sky from nearby St. John in the U.S Virgin Islands. It is not with regret that I left my home country, but the 4th of July reminds me of friends and family who revel in this holiday with backyard barbecues, parties and parades.
At Bananakeet, I began to know Nicoleta who has been on the island for 5 years. She is sweet and seems to be happy to have a night out. This wanderer is happy to be with her. She lives one beach over at Brewers Bay. It is a good place for snorkeling and where the best hamburger on the island can be tasted.
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Here two ex pats find solace together on this rock. Life can stand still on this island and days are often empty with neither incident nor with affairs of the heart.
We could not stay for the fireworks in the sky, but Nicoleta had enough sparkle in her eyes for this wanderer. It was new world meets old world in a tropical paradise.
The Odyssey Continues.........
Good morning how are you?
ReplyDeleteMy name is Emilio, I am a Spanish boy and I live in a town near to Madrid. I am a very interested person in knowing things so different as the culture, the way of life of the inhabitants of our planet, the fauna, the flora, and the landscapes of all the countries of the world etc. in summary, I am a person that enjoys traveling, learning and respecting people's diversity from all over the world.
I would love to travel and meet in person all the aspects above mentioned, but unfortunately as this is very expensive and my purchasing power is quite small, so I devised a way to travel with the imagination in every corner of our planet. A few years ago I started a collection of used stamps because trough them, you can see pictures about fauna, flora, monuments, landscapes etc. from all the countries. As every day is more and more difficult to get stamps, some years ago I started a new collection in order to get traditional letters addressed to me in which my goal was to get at least 1 letter from each country in the world. This modest goal is feasible to reach in the most part of countries, but unfortunately it’s impossible to achieve in other various territories for several reasons, either because they are countries at war, either because they are countries with extreme poverty or because for whatever reason the postal system is not functioning properly.
For all this I would ask you one small favor:
Would you be so kind as to send me a letter by traditional mail from British Virgin Islands? I understand perfectly that you think that your blog is not the appropriate place to ask this, and even, is very probably that you ignore my letter, but I would call your attention to the difficulty involved in getting a letter from that country, and also I don’t know anyone neither where to write in British Virgin Islands in order to increase my collection. a letter for me is like a little souvenir, like if I have had visited that territory with my imagination and at same time, the arrival of the letters from a country is a sign of peace and normality and an original way to promote a country in the world. My postal address is the following one:
Emilio Fernandez Esteban
Calle Valencia, 39
28903 Getafe (Madrid)
Spain
If you wish, you can visit my blog www.cartasenmibuzon.blogspot.com where you can see the pictures of all the letters that I have received from whole World.
Finally I would like to thank the attention given to this letter, and whether you can help me or not, I send my best wishes for peace, health and happiness for you, your family and all your dear beings.
Yours Sincerely
Emilio Fernandez