Great trip Virginians. That will be us at the end of May. Can't wait Capt John!!!

May 22 can't get here soon enough!!! Get to spend the big b-day at the Beach bar on May 24. Hey, isn't 50 the new 40? I intend to find out!

My non-stop out of Newark on 5/22 was cancelled. Non-stop back on 5/31 is okay. Keep a close eye on your reservations as I have had flight changes made without notification from Continental.

There was a line of goggles that had replaceable lenses. The dive shop had a limited selection of prescription lenses to fit these masks. They didn't fit me very well and they didn't have my lenses in stodk so I went with a Tusa mask that the shop sent out to get the prescription lenses ground and i...

Minde, I just purchsed a mask and had prescription lenses put in them. You just need to bring your written prescription to the dive shop. I haven't tried mine in the water yet but I was really pleased with the clarity when I tried them on. I will reserve my complete review until after my trip in May.

I can't comment on the villa but I will second Klein Bay. We stayed in Orchid Villa and loved the area. The only drawback is the long drive back from Cruz Bay if you have been out for the evening. We had some decent snorkeling from Klein Bay's pebble beach towards Ditleff. Entry is a little challeng...

My husband and son also did some flyfishing on the flats near the Annaberg parking lot. Caught a few small fish but had a good time.

Yes, I know that continental charges a fee to change flights. When they hassled us with multiple unannounced flight changes I tried to get the lower cost tickets for the same flight because the prices had dropped but they wouldn't budge without the change fee.

Welcome to the forum. We will be on the island at the same time as well. Beach Bar on 5/24??

We will be at the BB on 5/24, party of 4.

mbw - you just have to take more in May! And yes bev these pics really do brighten up a gloomy PA winter day.

Anyone know a way to make time fly faster? I need my St John fix sooner rather than later!

Thanks for the pics everyone!

RBaron, we did it on our first trip to St John. It wasn't too bad except for being crowded in with several large commercial vehicles. We were novices with the keeping left thing so the drive to Red Hook was an adventure. This trip we have opted to try the passenger ferry so that we know which we pre...

Thanks to all for your advice!

Pia, I was hoping to do just that, carry-on only, but I was losing the battle with my kids, especially my 22 yr old daughter who packs everything she owns just to come home from college for a weekend!

I know you are probably tired of questions about the ferry but I wanted some opinions. We are traveling in May. Our flight arrives in STT at 3:25PM. We will have checked luggage. Can we make the 5PM out of Red Hook or should we plan on the 5:30 out of CA assuming it is still running? I guess the oth...

What an awesome experience. You certainly were rewarded for your patience and respect. I had an encounter with wild dolphins while in a small boat on a back bay in NJ but never while I was in the water. I honestly think they were as curious about us as we were about them. I can only dream of having ...