Wow - I did not know all of this!! O.K. I will look into your advice. What a shame though - I wish our world was a little more pet-friendly (since, in my opinion, dogs are nicer than alot of humans :) ). Maybe I'll get lucky and find a beachfront air-conditioned villa where I can go swimming with th...

What about bringing your beloved dogs with you when you visit St. John? We have two small chihuahuas that we can barely ever part with. They are very close to us. I have read that it is not a good idea to bring dogs to St. John. Some say there are too many ticks, fleas, mosquitos??? (even though the...

Sounds like it will be too cold for me! I really appreciate the feedback from everyone - it is very helpful. I knew I would get help here - thanks alot

Even though one can look up water temperature averages online, I have found this to be inaccurate at times. Is it really true that the water temperature at St. John is approximately 83 in summer and 79 in winter? So is it still comfortable for a person to go swimming in the ocean from say November t...