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by Rich1963
Fri May 22, 2009 9:45 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Skeeter Report
Replies: 7
Views: 1971

The morning after our return home, my wife watched one fly out of her suitcase. Honest!
by Rich1963
Fri May 22, 2009 9:27 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Mountain Top St. Thomas burns down!
Replies: 23
Views: 7517

Shocking and Sad. We were there and had banana daiquiris that afternoon. It couldn’t have been more than a few hours before the fire.
by Rich1963
Fri May 15, 2009 7:54 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: TR - shark week for us on STJ
Replies: 14
Views: 2850

NoWorries - Actually, we're still in STJ and having a great time....we also saw another nurse shark (I say 4' - my wife says 5 feet.) We've had to combat the lingering algae and the turbidity from the heavy rain, but between the yucky areas we've managed to find some pretty clear spots and run into ...
by Rich1963
Wed May 13, 2009 9:08 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: TR - shark week for us on STJ
Replies: 14
Views: 2850

Just realized your shark was at Francis Bay, ours was at Hansen Bay....maybe yours wasn't a nurse shark? Unlikely, but Yikes!
by Rich1963
Tue May 12, 2009 10:31 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: TR - shark week for us on STJ
Replies: 14
Views: 2850

Hey, that was my shark!!! Too funny. My wife & I saw it on the back side of Pelican Rock on Satuday. We were following a couple of big fish around a corner and there it was....WOW!!! Very eye opening to say the least...I had a brave (knuckle headed?) moment and told my wife to get a picture...no...
by Rich1963
Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:55 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Algae Plume Reaches Virgin Islands
Replies: 30
Views: 9014

I'm less than 2 weeks from my first visit and hope it dissipates very soon. We're coming for the snorkeling and I want to experience the beautiful water I've always heard about. Due to the expense and extended travel time, it may be our only visit - sure don't want it mucked up by a bunch of algae. ...