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from Dulles connect directly to San Juan by lunchtime. We boarded a second, smaller plane for St. Thomas: there is no airport on St. John.
On St. Thomas, we were greeted by floral-clad native women doling out tiny cups of a tropical rum concoction — one of the islands’ biggest colonial exports are the leaves of the bay rum plant. So sustained, we schlepped our luggage out to one of the open air taxis (they seat 15 passengers) and went downtown to finalize our marriage application.
We were warned about “island time” — read, slow — but found nothing but efficient, cheerful assistance at the Territorial Court. It took less than 20 minutes to get our paperwork.
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