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LyssC - I know where Plaistow is too - my aunts live in Hampstead - I live in Northern NH and I say Boston - it is easier - I love St John because it is "wicked pissah" - samoka

Samoka & lysaC I guess we can say NH has a strong presense as well. I am from Barrington NH. Samoka what part of Northern NH? Do you both frequent the Island?

Ciao

cool breeze

I think the reason that most people from Boston go to Stj is that it's always snowing here (or maybe that's just why I go.

Hey Lysa I know where Plaistow is I'm from Haverhill.

Amy

Hey! Hello fellow NH-ites!

I think the [previous poster who said that STJ has a New England kinda charm is right. Many of us like small, intimate communities with a lot of nature shit and plenty of privacy to enjoy it in.

I would hate staying in a beach resort more than I hate driving into Boston!

I don't mean to speak for the entire Boston area but it is just so FREAKING cold and damp and windy and I hate hockey. Everything is grey including the snow even on a sunny day. If I didn't have STJ to look forward to I think that I'd need some serious medication. So for this New England resident STJ replaces therapy.

Why STJ and not one of the other islands? The National Park, the absence of All-Inclusives, it's still pain in the neck enough to get to so it is not over crowded (no airport), the beautiful beaches, dramatic elevations, it's small, relaxed, relatively safe and not third world.

Oh and did I forget to mention that my lips are chapped, my hair is full of electricity and my legs look like some albino crocadile skin and not in a good way? I think it's time to make an emergency Painkiller.

A few years ago I was amazed at how many fellow Vermonters I came across. At Miss Lucy's full moon party I mentioned this to our server who was from southern Vermont (her husband was working in the kitchen). I remember saying something like, "Wow, there are so many Vermonters down here. I wonder why?" She looked at me like my IQ was in the minus range, then she just looked around and looked back at me. All I could say sheepishly was,"oh."

Look Ma, no snowy boots.

Agent99 wrote:Oh and did I forget to mention that my lips are chapped, my hair is full of electricity and my legs look like some albino crocadile skin and not in a good way? I think it's time to make an emergency Painkiller.

it's a matter of relativity...when you know what hell is like you appreciate heaven even more...watch the weather patterns, every bit of weather from the entire country plows through us on the way out...our pace is ballistic and the island antidote is medicinal for us wackjobs...you don't see floridians extolling the virtues of stj...agent99 is the perfect new england spokesperson...we know when things suck and more importantly we know when then they don't.

jayseadee wrote:

Agent99 wrote:Oh and did I forget to mention that my lips are chapped, my hair is full of electricity and my legs look like some albino crocadile skin and not in a good way? I think it's time to make an emergency Painkiller.

You chicks are too cool!!!
Thanks for the
Smiles-
MJ

Cool Breeze - I live in Plymouth - wher we have about 3-4 feet of snow on the ground = the wood pile is slowly getting small and the oil tank is getting low - we long for a winter vacation but the financial were not smiling on us this year - but I have already reserved for 2010 - I am a teacher so I know I have a week off in February - YEAH - samoka

speaking of oil tanks, does anyone else have to snowblow a path through the yard so the oil guy can deliver? hubby had to do it twice this winter.

we also have to shovel mazes of paths through our backyard so the dogs can get excercise. our yorkie sometimes panics cuz she can't see over the snow banks.

stj is like tiger balm for the soul... soothing, a little sticky and relieves the winter itches.

We had to have a path plowed so we could get more firewood delivered this winter - it has been a crazy winter - although a little better than last year - instead of vacation we put in a chimney and wood stove - it has been nice to have the heat and not have to refill the oil tank - but in the future we will be going on vacation no matter what else happens! - hopefully...samoka

I live on Cape Cod so our snow quota tends to be less, but the winter is still miserable - icy, windy cold.

STJ reminds me of a tropical Cape Cod - laid back, big national park presence preserving the dramatic and gorgeous beaches, lots of natural beauty, boating, individuality, artsy, and independent. And did I mention the beaches?

I swear I see the same people on theh beaches here in the summer that I see there in the winter!

ONLY 4 MORE DAYS!!

Samoka small world my wife and I have a seasonal camp site in Wentworth NH. We are looking forward to opening camp the end of April so we definately need some warm weather to melt the miserable white stuff!We travel to STJ every end of October and this year will be our 3rd trip we absolutely love the place! take care and try to stay warm!
CB