Boots? Perish the thought! My wife and I have hiked most of the trails on STJ. We aren't spring chickens, and my wife was in a very serious auto accident about 10 years ago. Damage to her knee was bad. She wears Tevas.Everywhere! Cool. I thought it might be overkill. I really didn't want all that w...

CYpressgirl, To tell you the truth, I'm not sure about the rental car situation. This is one of those trips where someone else is doing all of the groundwork. So, if I don't have to rent one myself, I won't. From the sounds of it, it seems like most people just get loaded and make the short drive ho...

Wow. I am sitting here packing up for my first trip ever to St John. I'm heading out from Atlanta on Thursday AM. I can't wait. Anyway, some questions.... I plan on doing some hiking each day. Do you folks recommend boots or will some running shoes do? I wouldn't' think the terrain is too rugged. So...