Hello everyone! Looking forward to a last minute hop over to the Virgin Islands. Some questions: 1) St Thomas is a little more lively and St. John is considered more beautiful and peaceful. Accurate viewpoint? Yes 2) We are going last minute. Anything I need to do ASAP because it requires ahead-of-t...

California girl, Loved meeting you (et al) at the beach bar on mother's day! We took a ton of underwater pictures with our new camera while we were on STJ and have been looking into getting a photo editing program to remove unwanted elements and do spot detail enhancements. Adobe's version 9 of Phot...

Raymond, Dustin Hoffman’s character in Rain Man, declared that he was as excellent driver. Do you feel that you qualify for this declaration? If so, I invite you to drive on St John, where finding a parking space in Cruz Bay is your reward for successful negotiation of this carnival ride. :D Firstly...

Count us in too ! !

Hello forumites, Believe someone recently mentioned that the closer one gets to returning to STJ, the more involved they become with this forum...well, for ourselves, this is true. We are returning to a place that has called to us since we were first there two years ago and find it strange that any ...

The other morning, I was thinking about just this topic, and came up with an :idea: of having a bicycle cooler cart that would visit those people departing St John on either ferry (foot or car). I would offer rum drinks or beer for sale and call the business "One for the Rowed" with a plac...

Joppa, Thanks for the feedback, unfortunately, I gave my niece my old SLR with case included. I will, then, soak the camera after use...can't hurt.

Just got the Canon D10 for our upcoming trip to STJ and had a few questions. Can anyone recommend a case for the camera and it's accessories (charger, cables, instruction booklet, etc.). Looked at Case Logic's model DCB-303 online, but would like input from anyone that either has that case or any ot...

Iprof - You are correct. I did volunteer for Desert Storm as they needed trauma nurses, but because I had never served in the armed forces, I had to attend OIS (officers indoctrination school) for 6 weeks in Rhode Island. The war was over before I graduated.

Shoemak38 - nope, #4 is true...these HUGE black moths were attracted by the porch light and were all over us, especially Linda, as we sat reading. When we related this event to our housekeeper, she said they were "lucky moths" and that we were going to come into money. 8) CA Girl - #1 is a...

Figgy, Twenty-first trip to STJ! Reminds me of how many people here in Oregon go to Zihuatanejo Mexico year after year because it's comfortable to know what to expect in a vacation. Myself, I like adventure, but we are returning to STJ in 2 months for our wedding anniversary because it is such a bea...

We are rained in today (so what else is new in Oregon in March), so we'll contribute... 1) We motorcycled western North America sleeping under picnic tables when it rained. 2) Linda retired as chief of our fire department's ambulance. 3) Howard volunteered (at the age of 39)and served in the US Navy...

Thanks so much for sharing your trip with us. "Snorkeled, read and relaxed" ... pretty much sums it up!

RickG, Cheers indeed! You were instrumental (pun intended) in getting us to go on our first trip to St John and for that we thank you. You and bevm. Now I see that we shall be on island together. Hoping we have the pleasure of meeting you, bevm and anyone else related to this forum so that we may pe...

Becky, Your underwater pictures are exemplary! Do you take your pictures from the surface or dive down for the shots? If so the latter, do you wear weights to overcome your buoyancy or just maintain your position through downward stroking of your fins?