New Year's Eve in St. Thomas

We just got back to the boat after having a good meal of oliebollen! When we arrived in St. Thomas the first time we discovered a Dutch flag on a boat and of course we had to go and see who they were. Hans de Bruin (from Holland) and his American wife Joy have been sailing close to ten years now and one of the first things he said, that he has made oliebollen every year, even when he sailed alone.

When we were going back from St. Croix we called them to see if they were still here and that was the case because he had come down with the flu, so we decided to come back here and have New Year's Eve together with Hans's oliebollen. It was very nice, it is amazing how you meet people on your trip and immediately feel a connection. It was a good time and I wish for everybody to meet so many nice people in their lives.

Happy New Year everybody, Ria