Page 1 of 2
HUGE lines for the Car Ferry
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:36 am
by Pia
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
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:37 am
by flip-flop
When are you picking up the dishwasher
PLEASE don't tell hubby I said that!
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:39 am
by Pia
He has suggested one of the old style ones that you can wheel around and attatch with a hose 
He was kidding - I think
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:40 am
by Lulu76
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!
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:53 am
by Pete (Mr. Marcia)
Add this to the on-going forum debate about whether to rent a car on STT or STJ.
Re: HUGE lines for the Car Ferry
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:02 am
by JohnM
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
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:24 am
by gymnastika
Oh no!!!! This can't be!! Grrrr..... We arrive next week and take the barge. Lovely.
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:55 am
by kirk
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.
car barge
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:36 am
by seagrape
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
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:50 pm
by corkyqh
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!
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:29 pm
by Teresa_Rae
That stinks. There is often a little bit of budging in line, I can't imagine what it's like right now. Yikes!
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:55 pm
by mickyb
Roanoke got to STJ couple hours ago and is up and running....so far......
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:44 pm
by StJohnRuth
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
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:08 pm
by mickyb
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.
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:27 pm
by Pia
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