This just in from the Washington Post online

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:43 pm

Thought you all might be interested in this... of course I'm a little miffed -- can't they just keep STJ our little secret??!?!?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... rrer=email

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:46 pm

Hmmm.. do we have an "Arlene" on this board?

STJ is top readers pick...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00425.html

JT · Post by JT » Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:25 pm

Mrs. Jt read this in the Post on sunday and said"It's gettin' time to find another island"

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:11 am

Don't understimate the barriers of no resort/all-inclusive hotels. If people have to use more than Expedia to book a vacation they don't know what to do.

Cheers, RickG

sea-nile · Post by **sea-nile** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:20 am

Very true Rick,
I thought that you could only camp on STJ when I first started reading travel magazines.

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:23 am

Sea-nile & RickG - You CAN only camp on STJ, right?

There are no hotels. The moquitos are horrible. The locals are just mean. No shopping. NO GOOD BARS. No famous people (I heard Kenny moved). And the beaches, don't even get me started on how rough the water is.

waterguy · Post by **waterguy** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:32 am

The water is so dirty and not blue like other islands.

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:36 am

And it SMELLS. I forgot about that.

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:02 am

Whoa, I started reading from the bottom trying to figure out which island you were talking about!

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:04 am

Rick G -- OKay, I'm officially lost... huh?

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:24 am

Grommie --- Get a strong cup of coffee and start at the beginning, it will all make sense. We were being a little tongue in cheek and managed to confuse you.

Is it too early in the am for you?

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:07 am

Got the tongue in cheek stuff -- but Rick's last comment didn't make sense to me.

Sorry it's the peroxide and the fact that I haven't had my sugar free Red Bull yet this AM.

Maybe it's the 17 degree F temps outside and my brain has frozen solid-- who knows?

Randy in MD · Post by **Randy in MD** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:30 am

Check the Island-O-Matic section of the article where there is a chart listing the amenities available on each of the islands. For St. John,"Beaches","Nature" & "Families" are starred as "Best of the Islands". Naturally, I agree. But there is also a column for golfing, and St. John rates a check mark for that. Did I miss something, or are they counting the miniature golf at Pastory Gardens? I can just picture the semi-pros stepping off the ferry in Cruz Bay with their golf bags asking the cabbies to take them to the nearest golf course...

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