20 days in paradise, final

Travel discussion for St. John
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Pia
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Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful - I really enjoyed reading :)

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designbyroe
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forgot one thing, did you like the fish trap fish market?
i loved that place when i was onland...............
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linne
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Such a wonderful trip report,I really was looking forward to read all parts- and the pictures are
just fabulous!
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LOVED, LOVED, LOVED YOUR LOVELY LOVE CITY TRIP REPORT!!
Thanks for taking the time to share your story with all of us! It's a good fix until we return! Cheers to you! :D
I've got 2 tickets to paradise~Pack your bags we'll leave tonight!

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Post by Maggy »

I'm so sad this was your last report. Your photos are just fantastic and specially the underwater pics. Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us.
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SarahD
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Thanks soo much for posting your reports. I loved everyone! I can't imagine having 20 days on STJ. Maybe when we retire we can go for that long! :-)

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kirk
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Post by kirk »

Great reports! I too am sad to see them end. i love the octopus pic, i don't recall ever seeing one posted on this site before. i became very friendly with one over in Hull bay years ago.
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Thank you so much for the wonderful reports! I thoroughly enjoyed every one of them and am sad to see it end. You’ve made me really want to visit Scott Beach. Too bad (for us but good for the guests at Caneel) it’s not open to the public.

We are thinking about staying on the Cruz Bay side for a week and on the Coral Bay side for another week next year although we’ve never switched villas during a single trip so aren’t sure if we really want to do that. I believe the villas you stayed at on this trip were both rented by Vacation Vistas, am I right? Do you think, coordination-wise, it’s easier to rent them from one agency rather than two different agencies? I’d rather not have to pack twice while on the island but there are so many villas with different views we’d like to try. Did you find switching villas worthwhile for you and John?
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Bob & Anita
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liamsaunt,

Thank you for getting your reports finished before we left for STJ; they were a beautiful read and absolutely lovely pictures. As you can imagine, we are all quite exicited right now.
Bob & Anita
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Laura T
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Thank you. Your reports have been a delight. Almost felt I was there. I typically only visit this site once a week or sometimes less - I have been visiting every day just to read your reports. As I mentioned before, I have had to ban my husband from reading your reports, for fear that he will expect me to cook while on vacation!
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trip report

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:lol: Thanks for the great report! The photo's were fantastic!!!!! Can't wait to get back, next May for 3-1/2 wks.!! Just returned from Gorgeous Anguilla! our other fave island.... Loved the pic's!!!!
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Great reports, man you put alot of effort in them. Loved the pics too!
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Absolutely LOVED your report!!! Your pics are excellent. I am definitely going to purchase a housing for my camera before our next trip. Thank you for sharing :)

(I loved Snowflower and the Secret Fan as well)
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Post by liamsaunt »

Thanks everybody! :D

Pickle, we absolutely find it worth it to switch villas. It takes us less than 15 minutes to pack up, and the same amount of time to unpack. We spend so much time at the villa, it is really worth it to us to switch up the views. We love sitting out on the deck and just watching whatever there is to see.

Both villas we rented were from Vacation Vistas, yes. Lisa is really nice and she went out of her way to let us stay longer at Cinnamon Tarn while Argonauta was being cleaned. She also offered to let us stay at Argonauta later but we wanted to pack up and get to Caneel (not that that plan worked out, but oh well).

I think a week in Coral Bay then a week on the other side would be perfect. We may try that next trip.
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Post by suzi »

Please go back and write some more!!! I loved your final pic of writing in the sand.
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