USVI-On-Line

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Monday, October 25

We once again awoke to a beautiful day in Cruz Bay and decided that today’s workout needed to be a little less intense. The plan was to avoid hills but get in some running – the perfect spot would be Rock Ridge Road - aka Ruth’s loop as I like to call it. It is a ¼ mile loop that offers some good views and is relatively flat. We each chose to do our own thing whether it be running, walking or a little of each. The nice thing about this loop is that our car was parked nearby and we had water and a resting spot with each pass. Unfortunately, there were no sightings of the elusive Ruth or her sidekick Ron!

Once our daily workout was complete, we needed a beach! We chose to spend the day at Hawksnest and with our cooler packed and beach chairs in hand, we hit the right side of the beach. We spent our time snorkeling, reading, talking and getting to know each other better. The sun was shining and the water was the perfect temperature.

Blue Tang

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Coral

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Stingray

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After heading back and cleaning up, we decided to try Cactus on the Blue for their half price appetizers. We were advised against going here, but we were not disappointed. We were seated at a table with a nice view of Cruz Bay and shared several appetizers. The food was delicious and the chef even came out to suggest a special salsa that we did not originally order. In addition to good food, the staff was very professional and attentive.

Following our appetizers, we enjoyed a few island beverages around Cruz Bay and then sat on the ferry dock to enjoy the music from High Tide. A great way to end another great day on St. John!

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Great reports! Looks like fun and you do have a beautiful place!

I'm pretty sure I saw you sitting on the dock that night on the Spicecam! The coral at Hawksnest looks healthy!

Fabu underwater pics!

Enjoying these reports and especially those pictures!!

Thanks

That water looks crystal clear! So happy (a tad bit jealous) and thrilled you had such great weather!
Thanks Tracy~

Nice pictures, Tracy. I really enjoy running but steep hills make me nervous--going down seems too jarring. And every hill I can think of in St. John seems steep. This run sounds perfect for me! I run 5K's--if you have another one that is mostly flat will you let me know?

xoxo

XOXO wrote:Nice pictures, Tracy. I really enjoy running but steep hills make me nervous--going down seems too jarring. And every hill I can think of in St. John seems steep. This run sounds perfect for me! I run 5K's--if you have another one that is mostly flat will you let me know?

xoxo

I am the same way - I actually have a bad knee and wear a brace at home, but on St. John, my knee did not bother me once! I think that's a hint!

Another place I like to run is from Francis Bay to the trail towards Leinster. I run along that as long as the footing is decent and then head back and take the Francis Bay Trail back to the beach. It is pretty flat and has some great scenery.

I also see others running from Maho to Francis and back but the road seems pretty narrow for me!

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, as well as inspirational.
Great photos too!
Always heartwarming seeing all those
Smiles!!!
MJ