Hi jenxogirl, Our 1st trip to St. John was in 2010 also! This June will be our 5th trip. I envy you as we have yet to make the trip without our 2 kids... ages 18 and 16 now. Our family enjoys spending a day at Lamshure and find the snorkeling pretty good. If you go, I recommend checking out The Tekt...

Hi chrisn, Sorry, I don't know of any villa agencies to recommend, but have you searched on VRBO yet? I've always had great luck with renting through VRBO and I know you can find some villas on there that will book less than a week. You can even search with your exact dates... and some of those vill...

Sooo excited for our upcoming 5th trip and a bit jealous... our son will be exploring employment opportunities!

Hi northerngal... Just replied to your PM...

Thanks for sharing Jim! We're excited every time we see octopi. While snorkeling around Waterlemon Cay on our first trip to STJ one was out and about and we were able to watch it for approx. 10 minutes. So cool to watch it move and change colors! On our 2013 trip, we seen an octopi about the size of...

Thank you for sharing! I'm usually not a morning person and love to sleep-in, but on St. John I am up early and ready to go! My husband is always up early. Our problem is 2 teenagers that stay up late so sleep-in... even on St. John! :shock: Reading your detailed report and hearing about your mornin...

Hi northerngal, No outdoor showers at Drake's View except to rinse off sand. I think this villa would be perfect for 4 couples as long as 1 couple doesn't mind being in the cottage... I recall it's bath being a bit smaller and if it is raining you have to dodge the rain to get to the villa to join t...

Hi northerngal,
We stayed at Drake's View June of 2013. Here is my villa review... http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/v ... -view.html
Send me a pm if you would like more details!
Good luck!
Jo

I always admire your underwater photos... Thank you so much for sharing!
And I looked through your photo album of the villa... Wow the artwork/craftsmanship at Sapphire Breeze is incredible!

papabou... I got goose bumps reading this... SOOOO EXCITED for you and your wife, Ann! Have a Fabulously Sweet Trip Back with your wife, daughter and 2 granddaughters!

I always love reading your Trip Reports! Thank you so much for all the wonderful snorkeling photos! I really admire all the sea glass you collected this trip... I enjoy looking for sea glass while walking up and down the beaches but have never found that much! Possibly my favorite part of your TR wa...

Your view from On a Clear Day doesn't look so nice during the day with all the "brown", but at night the sunsets are Gorgeous! Things should be greening up with the rain St. John is getting from the tropical storm... praying it will get only rain and not terribly high winds. Extraordinary,...

Thank you for sharing!
Awesome photos... Especially love the ones of the octopus and manta!
The video link worked for me... How close do you think you were to the manta?

Thanks JIM...
Our letter has been resubmitted.

Hopeful others will resubmit their letter or write a letter... deadline is Monday, August 24th. Save Coral Bay!

Thanks for the update Jim!