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DD's surgery is Wednesday so I have a 7-8 hour turnaround to wash underwear, repack, and take an 8 am flight from our local airport. I plan to return on Saturday morning. Better make my to do/packing list!

Much talk about TSA and immigration yesterday and I travel today. Technically I think we are more or less fully back in the US already because we had to go through customs in St John when we came back on the water taxi. Those agents were VERY serious about their work - no smiles there. The water taxi captain had warned us to not joke around with them as they can get much tougher if you do. They searched one of the boats while we were there (someone must have set them off). They went into our friend's large luggage bag and wouldn't tell him what they were looking for but ignored his wife who forgot to put her shoulder bag through LOL. At TSA, my replacement shoulder sets off the alarms about 70% of the time. I guess the newer ones are okay with titanium but older ones are not?

Thanks for the comments on the water taxi picture. My friend definitely has joie de vivre and makes me laugh when she does.

Another great day yesterday. We chartered a small boat and poked around St John and St Thomas by water. We snorkeled twice, had a drink on a little resort island called Lovango Cay (https://www.lovangovi.com/ ) and ate lun*****ruz Bay St John. See the picture on FB of Pizza PI floating restaurant LOL. We also glimpsed Kenny Chesney's home and snorkeled by Jeffrey Epstein's former islands. Doing a tour by boat was definitely the way to go.

DD was discharged yesterday afternoon as her blood counts were rising during the day. Her surgery will be scheduled this morning for either Wednesday or Thursday. If the former, I will have a quick turnaround at home to grab warmer clothes and will fly out at 8 am tomorrow, without getting to see Justice (DH will pick him up). If it is Thursday, I don't have to leave until mid-day Wednesday. I will probably stay north until Saturday.

But first we pack, eat lunch here, then leave for the airport at 12:30. Home around 11 or so tonight.

Have a marvelous Monday!

From our room:

What an ordeal for people traveling in the US these days! Too many stories like this have been in the news lately.

Home tech can be such a nightmare! I fear it will get more complicated before it gets simpler.

I've had the pat down many times for loose skin. Always agree to doing it right there as I have no interest in going to any private room. It's usually over pretty fast. Once I finally did TSA precheck, I haven't had the big pat down very often, but sometimes still. It also decreased during the time I gained back weight. Guess the skin wasn't so loose anymore!