Thanksgiving on St. John

[Lulu76]

So, I'm looking at my vacation schedule for next year. (Yes, I know I just got back, but my work likes us to know the next year's plans by mid-December.) Anyhow, I am thinking it makes a lot of sense, due to my limited vacation time, to go over the week of Thanksgiving. This would also save me the hassle of making a big Thanksgiving meal.

I can't really tell, however, if most villas charge additional for Thanksgiving. The ones that I know of for sure that do not seem to already be booked. I know a lot of you travel at Thanksgiving, so does anyone have some insight on this for me? If it's going to be a lot extra for a house, I'll just go another time and maybe skip my birthday trip to Disney World.

[augie]

If you do decide to go, thanks to advances in technology, you don't even have to figure out how to have traditional Thanksgiving fare when on island any more - it can be as close as the fridge:

[Lulu76]

Oh, Augie, that's so gross.

I think I have a new plan now. I will keep you all posted.

[RickG]

I've had a good time Thanksgiving week and have found off-season prices. Higher fees for Thanksgiving week seem to be a villa-by-villa thing rather than by rental company. Check around.

Cheers, RickG

[Lulu76]

I did find a few places that offered off-season rates for Thanksgiving. Now, I am thinking that I'll end up going in February 2010 instead. Of course, the rates are through the roof then, but you'll have that.

[Nancy_B]

Lulu,

If you can, avoid Presidet's Day week. I was there that week a few weeks back and many families were there with their kids. It was the most crowded I'd ever seen St. John.

[Lulu76]

Oh, that's gross.

You see, Lulu has hired a personal trainer and has decided to get back into training for half-marathons. I figure if I don't get healthier now, I never will.

I figured that the next big race to conquer would be 8 Tuff Miles. That gives me a goal (work out or you don't get to go to St. John) and it also gives me a huge reward.

But why does the race have to be during such a busy time? Regardless, this is my plan, and I'll just pay twice as much for everything and like it!