TRAVEL THERE: MOUNTAIN TOP WITH SUNNY LISTON TOURS
As the bus pulled away, Sunny turned up his music and asked us to sing along, but Deb and I were still reeling from our shopping marathon. The bus started up a hill and almost before the engine could warm up, Sunny was pulling into an overlook.
Taking Off Up the Hill
Sunny talked a little about the view and recommended drinks from the bbq stand nearby. The bbq stand didn’t look like the kind of place I bought drinks from, so I took a few pictures and climbed back aboard the bus. I didn’t want Deb and I to be THOSE tourists again.
The bus headed further up the hill and this time I joined in the singing game Sunny was leading. The scenery was lovely, but our destination was Mountain Top and when we got there, it looked like the sort of place I would buy drinks from. First, Sunny directed us to the balcony where there were lovely vistas to photograph, but I have to tell you, Deb and I were more interested in the banana daquaris.
I know I’ve been raving for awhile about Sunny Liston and his tour. He took us to some great shopping and we were enjoying his musical offerings, but parking his bus in front of Mountain Top and their banana daquaris was one of the best things anyone did for us on the whole cruise. My only regret was that I didn’t get the larger version of the drink. Of course, if I would have, we would have been incoherent. These frozen concoctions were strong.
Now, beyond the view and the banana daquaris there’s a lot more to Mountaintop. If I were to return to St. Thomas, I’d find out if Sunny would just drop me off there and pick me back up on a later tour. As it was, once we got our daquaris, we barely had any time to shop in their store. Now, when it comes to shopping, the merchandise is your typical souvenir, made in China. It’s not the best shopping opportunity we had on the trip, but that didn’t keep us from loving Mountain Top.
Leaving Mountaintop, Sunny put on his favorite song, (Every Day of the Week) which you’ll find on his website, and gave us some hysterical instructions to follow as the song played. From today’s perspective, the instructions don’t seem quite as funny, but under the influence of the banana daquaris, they were downright funny and we enjoyed ourselves immensely.
The next stop was another overlook, but I think the main reason we stopped was to give this guy with the donkey a chance to make a buck or two. I took this shot without paying anything, so don’t tell anyone.
A Choice of Beaches
Sunny loaded everyone back on the bus and offered us a choice of beaches. He seemed to favor Sterling Beach, which didn’t require a cover charge and we agreed he was probably right. So off we went to the beach, still singing the “Every Day of the Week” song. The beach may have been free, but you could still spend money there. Beach chair rentals were seven dollars and there were other shopping opportunities, but Deb and I were shopped out.
Some of Sunny’s passengers opted to stay at the beach and Sunny arranged for them to be transported back to the port, but Deb and I were thinking of Senor Frogs, and establishment we’d seen not far from the ship. We climbed back on the bus and Sunny treated us to a little of Bob Marley’s One Love. We were certainly feeling all right just about then.
I started out these posts on Sunny Liston’s Tours by recommending that you should go on one if you ever went to St. Thomas. Perhaps that’s not as strong a suggestion as I intended. Go right now to your computer and book a cruise that goes to St. Thomas. Then immediately click over to Sunny’s site and book one of his tours. I’m telling you I hadn’t had that much fun in a long, long time. It’s worth the entire cost of the cruise to spend a day with Sunny.
But I said something about Senor Frogs didn’t I? Come back next week for a taste of that.
jane sadek 