HUGE lines for the Car Ferry

Pia · Post by **Pia** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:36 am

Hi everyone

Just thought I would post a "heads up" for those needing to take the car ferry - say if you have rented your car on STT and are staying on STJ or if you are vacationing on STT and wanting to visit STJ for the day with your car - the lines are HUGE and long both sides.

We are down to one barge and wait time has been as long as a few hours

We need to go to STT for a new refrigerator (woo hoo) but no way baby not with those lines we can wait.

Not sure when we will be back to all ferries.

Pia

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:37 am

When are you picking up the dishwasher

PLEASE don't tell hubby I said that!

Pia · Post by **Pia** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:39 am

He has suggested one of the old style ones that you can wheel around and attatch with a hose

He was kidding - I think

Lulu76 · Post by **Lulu76** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:40 am

My mom actually has TWO of those old-style dishwashers. She loves them. If I had a way to get it to you, I would bring you one. They're very hard to find and do the job just as well. Plus they have that butcher block top, and I always used hers as a kitchen island!

Thanks for the heads up on the car ferry. Wouldn't want someone to miss their flight or get stuck on either island!

Pete (Mr. Marcia) · Post by **Pete (Mr. Marcia)** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:53 am

Add this to the on-going forum debate about whether to rent a car on STT or STJ.

JohnM · Post by **JohnM** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:02 am

Pia wrote:
We are down to one barge and wait time has been as long as a few hours

Pia:

TY for the heads-up. The Chocolate Hole webcam is down, which I normally use to monitor the car barges.

As I write, my wife & in-laws are just about to depart from Newark, and are ferrying over to STJ. I'll text her & warn to take the passenger ferry over, except for my brother-in-law, who will get stuck waiting for the barge.

JohnM

gymnastika · Post by **gymnastika** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:24 am

Oh no!!!! This can't be!! Grrrr..... We arrive next week and take the barge. Lovely.

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:55 am

Looks like 2 weeks according to the DailyNews.
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/i ... d=17637478
The Roanoke should be back up and running

soon.
It really sucks when you only have two running and one of them is the Slowanoke.

seagrape · Post by **seagrape** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:36 am

Ahh, nuts! We HAVE to go to STT tomorrow to pick up our pool tile. I guess we'll be doing some serious waiting!

Seagrape

corkyqh · Post by **corkyqh** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:50 pm

Thanks for the heads up! We will be watching this closely as we head down to STT next Wed. for a week and we're hoping to visit STJ 2 of the days. That's our kind of travel luck!

Teresa_Rae · Post by **Teresa_Rae** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:29 pm

That stinks. There is often a little bit of budging in line, I can't imagine what it's like right now. Yikes!

mickyb · Post by **mickyb** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:55 pm

Roanoke got to STJ couple hours ago and is up and running....so far......

StJohnRuth · Post by **StJohnRuth** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:44 pm

We heard from a delivery truck driver that there were three barges up and running by 11AM this morning.
Ron is watching with binoculars now in order to confirm.
- Ruth

mickyb · Post by **mickyb** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:08 pm

From what I saw, I think Brigadier was the third barge. It showed up pretty regular and took the commerial vehicles to STT. Only the big Mr.B won't be running.

Pia · Post by **Pia** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:27 pm

So Mr B and Capt Vic are out of service leaving us with General and Slowanoke, I mean Roanoke

Better than just one

Keep those binoculars handy Ruth for any updates.

Pia

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