So Good, So Good, So Good! Realtime trip report
Me neither Captain. I know that those shots are not the most imaginative because we have all seen them hunderds of times but seriously, I never fail to gasp when I see that view. My STJ photos from our last visit live on my screensaver at home all winter long and it helps....it really helps.AHHHH the St John money shot never get tired of seeing that especially when it's zero here.
Yesterday was relaxed and perfect. As is our habit , we were up and out early, early enough to have Hawksnest to ourselves for a couple of hours.
About 11 there was starting to be a crowd. I'm not complaining tho....for the love of God it's 9 degrees at home. I think I can cope.
Once again Shipwreck Landing for lunch, which we never get tired of. We all shared the deviled crab app and I had blackened grouper so fresh you'd swear that it just jumped onto the plate. Instead of the dill sauce they usually serve it with they let me have the mango chutney that is normally served on the curried grouper. The sweet and spicy was so good. 86 ordered the special salmon with lime butter.....excellent, #2 the curried grouper, ditto, and #! thoroughly enjoyed his hot dog.
Fun fountain next to Shipwreck:
Fortified, we took a little drive around, stopped to say hi to TuTu then back to Gallows to relax and snorkle. Still no octupus. If we get to 24 hours to departure without finding him we may consider cheating and asking a resident to give us a hint. Or maybe we'll wait until next year.
Not starved because of our satisfying lunch we made no reservations for dinner and just walked to town to look around and ended up grabbing a quick bite at JJ's. The wings were great and the margarita was pretty good too.
We missed Ruth and Ron at ST. John Spice but stocked up on Cruz Bay Grill Rub, Blind Betty and golf balls.
I promised to report about Waterfront Bistro. I could be mistaken about where I thought it was. Where Panini Beach was there was what looked to be a private party. My secret agent sleuthing skills aren't what they used to be since the little numbers came along. I'll take another look see and report back at a future date.
These moon shots aren't the best but I was fairly pleased at how they turned out with no tripod. Sad to say we slept through the eclipse.
Moon rise:
Moon set:
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As a new member of this forum, I want to thank you for
the beautiful photos and the reminder of why I live here. I promise today to stop and smell the coconuts!
Pat
PS We had to ditch the pewter when some very wise person advised us that we could be killing our visitors with
some sort of reaction with anything acidic. Still use them for desserts though. Have a great time.
As a new member of this forum, I want to thank you for
the beautiful photos and the reminder of why I live here. I promise today to stop and smell the coconuts!
Pat
PS We had to ditch the pewter when some very wise person advised us that we could be killing our visitors with
some sort of reaction with anything acidic. Still use them for desserts though. Have a great time.
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We missed the eclipse, too. But, the moon woke us up in the morning, shining through our window before the alarm went off.
Wondering what you all did today...look forward to the next installment.
By the way, does the tooth fairy come to St. John? And, how much does a tooth go for these days?
Wondering what you all did today...look forward to the next installment.
By the way, does the tooth fairy come to St. John? And, how much does a tooth go for these days?
Marcia (Mrs. Pete)
Missing St. John. As always.
Missing St. John. As always.