That's too funny! Can you imagine walking up to somebody (they are not in the know), and saying "Meka-leka-high", very fast. If they didn't know the secret response, they would either think that you have had WAY too many Painkillers, or that you are from a foreign country! Either way, it w...

Wow, we love this forum!! Everyone is so helpful and the responses are very prompt. Looks like we will go to Maho first to figure things out. It sounds like it's best to bring your own mask or what about renting equipment on STJ? I understand that you want it to fit correctly so there isn't any leak...

I'm not as familiar with the various beaches as the rest (yet :mrgreen: ) but I was a newbie to snorkeling on STJ not too long ago, and here's what I learned... I agree about Maho. We got there pretty early in the morning, and there wasn't another sole in sight. This made us feel a little more comfo...

I had missed all of your other installments of your trip report so I went back and started at the beginning. Ssssooooo entertaining! Thank you for putting in the time to share them!

This post made me laugh right out loud! I thought I would share with you a couple of passages from my travel journal from the day I went to Salt Pond... ...back to Coral Bay, then onto Salt Pond Bay. Now, the posted sign said it was 2 miles of trail to get to the beach, we grabbed the bare necessiti...

I have someone that wants to join me on my next trip down, and the three of us that are going for sure, want nothing to do with it! This person is always stressed out... likes to hop from bar to bar, (in the Keys) rather than take the bar to the beach... will pull off the side of the road to watch t...

Igloo 2 gallon drink cooler with rum punch (found this is lighter to carry than beer!)
sunblock, sunblock, sunblock....
bugspray
packed lunch & snacks
camera
journal
Ipod
towel
conditioner for hair
drinking water
first aid kit
chairs, extra flip-flops, umbrella, map, etc. already in vehicle.

Hello all! I started stalking this forum about 3 years ago before my first trip to St. John (and only trip to date). Reading all of your posts were very helpful and amusing! I FINALLY talked my brother and his wife into giving up their yearly free-company-paid trip to Mexico, and making the trek to ...