Caneel Bay trip report - 4 nights; part one
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:46 pm
Background: We are 2 couples in our 40's; our previous two trips to STJ had been taken with our kids (remember the 5 daughters in cornrow braids on the beach?) We decided last summer to do this trip without our kids as it was getting harder and harder to pull them out of school for a whole week and then keep our sanity as we helped get them caught up on tests and schoolwork.
We chose Caneel Bay for just 4 nights, January 23-27. During the planning stage, it was mighty difficult to think about leaving our kids for a whole week, hence the 4 nights. To lessen our guilt about going without them, we surprised them with their Christmas present which was a trip to Atlantis in December to see the Jonas Brothers in concert , but that's another trip report for the off topic forum. They were happy for weeks after Atlantis, and we were on our way.
We flew Continental out of Newark and were actually served food on the flight! Not peanuts or pretzels, but actual hot food! We were the recipients of cheeseburgers and salad on the way down, and a chicken and cheese hot pocket-type thing and a bag of chips on the way back. Who would've thought???
After being delayed an hour (we were number 27 in line for takeoff....gotta love it) we landed, grabbed our luggage and rum punch, not necessarily in that order, did the check-in thing at the Caneel lounge, very cool by the way, and happily deposited ourselves in a taxi bound for the Caneel ferry. We had about 30 minutes to kill before the 4 pm ferry, so we made a beeline for the bar at Drake's Passage for another rum punch....ummm it was like of the cup was rum, 1/8 ice, 1/8 juice. Rather potent.
Boarded the Caneel ferry, and off we go. We were greeted at Caneel's dock with warm, lemon water washcloths, very nice. We jumped into the golf cart with our concierge representative and were taken on a brief tour of the grounds and then to our home for the next few days, #68 and #69 on Scott Beach. OMG, what a beautiful location. It was absolutely gorgeous. We were amazed at just how close to the beach we were, probably about 30 steps. We lounged on our porch to take in the view.
It was magnificent, just like the sunset on our first night.
We were just thrilled to be back on St John, it was so quiet, peaceful, and beautiful. Oh, and we were NOT tripping over 19 different Vera Bradly large duffle bags which typically accompany the 5 girls in braids in our party. What a difference. This was something that was definitely not gonna be too hard to get used to!
Next up: restaurant experiences, the blender-equipped drink/golf cart, turtles, and rays.
We chose Caneel Bay for just 4 nights, January 23-27. During the planning stage, it was mighty difficult to think about leaving our kids for a whole week, hence the 4 nights. To lessen our guilt about going without them, we surprised them with their Christmas present which was a trip to Atlantis in December to see the Jonas Brothers in concert , but that's another trip report for the off topic forum. They were happy for weeks after Atlantis, and we were on our way.
We flew Continental out of Newark and were actually served food on the flight! Not peanuts or pretzels, but actual hot food! We were the recipients of cheeseburgers and salad on the way down, and a chicken and cheese hot pocket-type thing and a bag of chips on the way back. Who would've thought???
After being delayed an hour (we were number 27 in line for takeoff....gotta love it) we landed, grabbed our luggage and rum punch, not necessarily in that order, did the check-in thing at the Caneel lounge, very cool by the way, and happily deposited ourselves in a taxi bound for the Caneel ferry. We had about 30 minutes to kill before the 4 pm ferry, so we made a beeline for the bar at Drake's Passage for another rum punch....ummm it was like of the cup was rum, 1/8 ice, 1/8 juice. Rather potent.
Boarded the Caneel ferry, and off we go. We were greeted at Caneel's dock with warm, lemon water washcloths, very nice. We jumped into the golf cart with our concierge representative and were taken on a brief tour of the grounds and then to our home for the next few days, #68 and #69 on Scott Beach. OMG, what a beautiful location. It was absolutely gorgeous. We were amazed at just how close to the beach we were, probably about 30 steps. We lounged on our porch to take in the view.
It was magnificent, just like the sunset on our first night.
We were just thrilled to be back on St John, it was so quiet, peaceful, and beautiful. Oh, and we were NOT tripping over 19 different Vera Bradly large duffle bags which typically accompany the 5 girls in braids in our party. What a difference. This was something that was definitely not gonna be too hard to get used to!
Next up: restaurant experiences, the blender-equipped drink/golf cart, turtles, and rays.
