WE HAVE OUR WHEELS

Our truck arrived at Crown Bay St Thomas on Monday after a car carrier ride from our home in Mertztown - to Jacksonville FL - ship to St Thomas - then car ferry to St. John.  Only thing wrong was our gas cap is missing.  Luckily earlier in the day while in a taxi we saw a Chrysler/Jeep dealership.  We stopped on the way home and they had a gas cap even though our truck is an older model.  Even the parts manager was surprised he had it.

Claiming your vehicle and getting it plated and registered in the VI requires going hither and yon to different offices.  It requires LOTS of patience.  We thought we would be up for the task but woke up this morning with less than enough patience.  So at the last minute called a recommended courrier to do it for us.  Best money we spent so far! 

VI process
1.  Go to shipping office to get  bill of lading
2.  Bill of lading to Internal Revenue Bureau where a road tax is determined by the weight of your vehicle
3. Motor Vehicle bureau to obtain a permit to move vehicle
4.  US Customs office
5.  Motor Vehicle bureau for inspection and registration

Once again God put someone in our path to guide us - Kenneth.  We met him at the Internal Revenue office and he took it from there.  He was a pro at working the system and the people running the system.  What would have taken us ALL day took him 3 hours because he knew everyone!    After we weren't needed to sign anything we left to explore . We saw the cruise ship Allure Of The Sea docked. It is huge - 17 decks! 

We then had time to load up the cab and truck bed with items we will need in our new home.  K Mart, Cost U Less and Home Depot had what we needed. 

This was the first time we ever needed to use a car ferry to get home from shopping.    It was dusk as we headed across the open water of Pilsbury Sound.   Looking at the beauty in front of us we couldn't believe that this is our home now.