Villa Apiano – Week#1 – Continues

Well after Dean and Judy left it was very lonely and very quiet at the Villa, we missed their companionship

So, much room and such great accommodations. It is hard to explain the layout, so here are a few pictures to give some idea.

However, we still had 12 days left so we were going to make the most of it and enjoy every minute……… because who knows when we will get a chance to come back.

Near the end of the first week we were walking in downtown Gustavia and stopped to talk to a couple from Ohio. They mentioned that the Anglican Church had a Sunday service that was not to be missed.

So, on Sunday morning we headed off to Church and what an experience. Much of the service was similar to a Sunday service here in an Anglican Church in Canada. However, some of it was quite different. For example the music was provided by a group that included a guitar player, a violinist and a piano player; all were very talented. Then part way through the service a gentlemen got up and sang “Moon River” accompanied by the musicians; what a voice he had and you would never know it but he was 90 years old.

The service started with about 30 people in the congregation and by the end there was probably 50 in attendance. The Church in on one of the main streets in Gustavia.

Also in the first week we had a daily visit from a Tortoise. Judy had warned us that we would be getting a daily visit and that he/she liked strawberries. Well sure enough we are sitting by the pool in the afternoon and guess who comes along looking for a treat. So we peeled part of a mango that we were having for dinner and he ate that as his treat.Guess who returned every day right around the same time. We mixed up his/her diet by adding orange rind along with mango…….. and he/she ate every piece.