The Last Supper

The last supper before you depart into the unknown is always important. Really, I could eat ramen noodles for two weeks until I get back. I just have no clue. The last few times I was in the Virgin Islands, I was lucky to have a fresh vegetable to go along with the rice and beans, or I will admit, ramen noodles.

Good food for me not only consists of fresh veggies, but good meat. If all the meat available to me is CAFO, I will just not eat meat at all. No surprise then, that my last meal consisted of a huge salad with mixed greens from Chert Hollow Farm, and braised beef short ribs from Missouri Legacy Beef with roasted red potatoes.



Yah, so the last supper was not bad. At all.

In about 16 hours, I will be on the beach in Lindberg Bay, St. Thomas. The beach looks something like this:



With a view south toward St. Croix like this:



It won't be all fun and games, though, I do have to meet with people regarding dissertation research. While I am in the Virgin Islands, I will meet with people from several different eco-resorts, a research station, and the NPS.

I will do all of this from a 42 foot monohull, under the captaincy of my advisor. We will sail from Roadtown, Tortola, BVI, to wherever the wind takes us. The wind will have to take us to St. John and Virgin Gorda.

I'll try to update this blog while I am down there with my iPhone. If I can't get service, you'll just have to wait until I get back.