RickG Trip Report - April 27-May 4 - Part 1

designbyroe · Post by **designbyroe** » Sun May 13, 2007 6:16 pm

these forum party at the beach bar seem fun.......
sad thing is we are headed sept 8 and we do not know what days we are in STJ since we are on Jost.....
IF anyone is going to be on island and heading to jost.......
thanks for the trip report.......i love them

Bob & Anita · Post by **Bob & Anita** » Sun May 13, 2007 6:22 pm

RickG, great reading and we love the pictures to go along with the reporting.

Xislandgirl · Post by **Xislandgirl** » Sun May 13, 2007 7:06 pm

Wonderful report, Rick. Can not wait to hear more.

Ron_L · Post by **Ron_L** » Sun May 13, 2007 10:42 pm

Great job! Sounds like a great trip so far. I can't wait for more.

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Sun May 13, 2007 10:43 pm

Callaloo sounds just perfect ('cept for the skeeters). Great report. Love the style.

JT · Post by JT » Sun May 13, 2007 11:40 pm

Thanks, Rick. We love Ajax Peak. Keep the fun coming!

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:18 am

designbyroe wrote:these forum party at the beach bar seem fun.......
sad thing is we are headed sept 8 and we do not know what days we are in STJ since we are on Jost.....
IF anyone is going to be on island and heading to jost.......
thanks for the trip report.......i love them

Wow, where are you staying on Jost? I expect you will have the island literally to yourself! Make sure you have a car or a boat.

Cheers, RickG

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:23 am

Rick G,

Was the house well-maintained? I like the idea of a classic-caribbean style house.

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:31 am

PA Girl wrote:Rick G,

Was the house well-maintained? I like the idea of a classic-caribbean style house.

Very well maintained by Pete. All of the screens and mosquito net holes are patched. Pete stopped by mid-week to clean the pool - there is so much foliage that the pool is a bit of a leaf magnet. We skimmed the pool and swept the walk ways twice while we were there. With mature foliage and lots of rain there were a lot of leaves around. I'll take the leaves and the foliage any day rather than 3 year old non-native nursery plants.

Pete's mobile number is listed along with the owners' numbers in a picture frame with a "call for any reason" message.

The house is a labor of love. But, no A/C and no screens in 3 of 4 sleeping areas. Mosquito nets were romantic until the mosquito plague began. This is not a villa where the bedrooms are perfectly private. Great for a family. I would not want kids under 5 or seniors that had mobility challenges due to uneven walkways. For my gang, this place rocks.

Cheers, RickG

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:43 am

I can relate to your feelings about the foliage. We rented the other Kallaloo and the landscaping was beautifully mature and lush - truly felt like paradise - but we did have to skim the pool daily.

I am going to stick your Callaloo on the short list. One of these days we will stay over towards Coral Bay.

Glad the two of you had a great vacation!

mia · Post by **mia** » Mon May 14, 2007 10:04 am

RickG,
I'm enjoying your report....sounds like you and "sweet Christine" had a wonderful vacation. Looking forward to the next installment. Did you like staying in the Coral Bay area versus Cruz Bay?
We were thinking about a trip next May....but all the skeeter talk has me rethinking it.

mia

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Mon May 14, 2007 10:20 am

mia wrote:RickG,
I'm enjoying your report....sounds like you and "sweet Christine" had a wonderful vacation. Looking forward to the next installment. Did you like staying in the Coral Bay area versus Cruz Bay?
We were thinking about a trip next May....but all the skeeter talk has me rethinking it. mia

This was our 12th St. John trip, along with many BVI land-based trips. This was our first skeeter fest. Just pick the week before the big rain, rather than after. I'd rather have skeeters than torrential rains.

We love Coral Bay. I've booked Easter Week 2008 with the kids in Coral Bay. We'll be able to walk to Aqua Bistro and Island Blues. The walk up the hill will be less fun. The kids love riding at Carolina Corral and they'll be able to ride three days if we're on that side.

For Halloween, we are staying on Great Cruz Bay. This is our adult party-party group. Being close to the variety of Cruz Bay is important for them. We'll do 2 or three days on the Coral Bay side anyways between Vie's Beach, lunch at Skinny Legs and Kiddel Bay.

So, Cruz Bay vs. Coral Bay? It depends on the group dynamic. On our last trip we went to Cruz Bay frequently as well.

Cheers, RickG

designbyroe · Post by **designbyroe** » Mon May 14, 2007 1:27 pm

RickG wrote:
designbyroe wrote:these forum party at the beach bar seem fun.......
sad thing is we are headed sept 8 and we do not know what days we are in STJ since we are on Jost.....
IF anyone is going to be on island and heading to jost.......
thanks for the trip report.......i love them
Wow, where are you staying on Jost? I expect you will have the island literally to yourself! Make sure you have a car or a boat.

Cheers, RickG

I stay at Ivan's most times...he is pretty much like a dad to me......
but this time we are staying at white bay villa's
we had to go in sept when my friend had some time.....
and my summers are too crazy with training.....
we are only there for 5 days and i think we are headed to STJ for a day and overnight...
i like 'limin season' to me it is quiet i need right now...............

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Mon May 14, 2007 1:31 pm

designbyroe wrote:I stay at Ivan's most times...he is pretty much like a dad to me......
but this time we are staying at white bay villa's
we had to go in sept when my friend had some time.....
and my summers are too crazy with training.....
we are only there for 5 days and i think we are headed to STJ for a day and overnight...
i like 'limin season' to me it is quiet i need right now...............

Sounds like fun. If you meet Mary from White Bay Villas at Red Hook with your provisions, tell her we said hi.

We were on JVD in October in 2004 and things were very quiet. We stayed with Gertrude and there were plenty of locals about. Ivan's was pretty quiet, but we hung out with Tal there.

Good luck!

Cheers, RickG

designbyroe · Post by **designbyroe** » Mon May 14, 2007 1:36 pm

Tal is always there...........Ivan is family to me....his son and I were a couple and Bully passed away suddenly in Sept 2005.....Ivan comes out every summer on the road......I keep missing him so it has been too long since I have been able to be on island with my mom being so sick........
Now that she has also passed on, I am trying to get back to island.........
My buddy who always stays in White Bay has not told me the plan for provisions......
I pretty much have not stayed on White bay for more then 2 nights so this will be a real treat!!!

Is Mary someone who works with White Bay villas?

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RickG Trip Report - April 27-May 4 - Part 1