St. Thomas is in the US Virgin Islands - so we're still in the USA. That means that everyone speaks English (tho the native dialects can be hard to understand) and that we get mail thru the US Postal Service. It also means that if you call us from your cell phone, there are no roaming or international charges - it's just like calling us when we're in Texas. So, call! If you need either of our cell numbers or our land line, just send me a email.
St. Thomas is on Atlantic Standard Time and doesn't go on Daylight Savings Time. Right now, we are on the same time as the Eastern time zone (1 hour later than Texas), but when the time changes, we will be 2 hours later than Central time, so please consider that if you want to call in the evening. But you can feel free to call early in the morning!
One thing that is not like the mainland is the driving. In St. Thomas, you drive on the left side of the road, even though the steering wheel is also on the left! The roads are narrow and winding and often have no stripes. Other than in the downtown area, there are few sidewalks and no shoulders. Most of the roads climb up & down the mountain-sides, so there are sharp turns & switch backs. As an indication of the situation, the fastest speed limit sign we've seen is 35 mph. If all that isn't enough, where there is any space on the side of the road, you'll probably find cars parked - whether there is enough room or not. It should come as no surprise that most of the cars here have several dings, dents and scrapes. Bob is pretty comfortable driving, but I've only driven once so far.
That's all I can think of right now. Let me know if you have questions about anything else!
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