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Overdue TR take 2 on the pics
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jaycimarie
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Overdue TR take 2 on the pics
Hopefully the pics show up this time. Used Kodak last time, Webshots this time. If it doesnt work I don't know what to do! I can see them in my preview so let me know if you can see them
Even though this is a long overdue TR hopefully you enjoy anyway. Im trying to pass the time (20 more days) til our next trip!
The crew from left: Jaime, Maggie, Brandie, Jayci(me), Jasmyne (aka Dark&Diet)
Also included was my brother collin (IslandChef) who was living on island and working for Stone Terrace at the time. (That's right - we still get to have Terrace dinners!)
Day1
Flew out of MSY (New Orleans) connected in MIA and met Brandie in STT (she flew from Houston through Charlotte) All flight were on time and we landed within 15 minutes of each other. Free rum punch in hand we headed off by taxi to Red Hook. Very hot wait as the ferry terminal construction was not complete at the time. We were amused by the fact that we had to buy our ferry ticket from one lady then turn it right back in to the guy standing to her immediate right... Odd... why did she bother handing it to us at all?? Welcome to the islands!
We stayed at Crow's nest which is located in Wharfside Village. (Its what's behind those big white windows). It was gorgeous and very convienient for newbies like us - just a short walk downstairs brought us to restaurants, bars, shops and the taxis. Downside - no pool, but so worth it - not sure they are renting it anymore. Here's an aside. We had probalems with water presuure - and by this I mean we really had NO running water to speak of for the whole week but they gave us back 1/2 our money and we all said we would do this again! Surprising as we're not much for roughing it, but there was a bathroom in the bar around the corner from the entrance to the apartment and we pretty much showered and brushed our teeth in bottled water! Me and Brandie snuck a rinse off shower at the Gallows pool! Its really funny to us now!
Back to arrival day... We were exhausted from the long travel day and thought we'd probably take it easy, but we decided to eat at Fish Trap since Collin was working there that night. Fave dish was Tom Yum Goon - basically coconut milk soup. Yummy. The waiter brought us like 3 pitchers of very strong rum punchso we had enough of a second wind to head to Woody's "just for a minute" This is what happened
Yep - lots of rum punches later we were singing "King of Wishful Thinking" to the whole bar. Sorry to any of you who may have been witness!
Doesnt Collin look thrilled to be part of this girls' trip
More to come: Northshore beaches, Jost, more Woodys, more rum punch...
Even though this is a long overdue TR hopefully you enjoy anyway. Im trying to pass the time (20 more days) til our next trip!
The crew from left: Jaime, Maggie, Brandie, Jayci(me), Jasmyne (aka Dark&Diet)
Also included was my brother collin (IslandChef) who was living on island and working for Stone Terrace at the time. (That's right - we still get to have Terrace dinners!)
Day1
Flew out of MSY (New Orleans) connected in MIA and met Brandie in STT (she flew from Houston through Charlotte) All flight were on time and we landed within 15 minutes of each other. Free rum punch in hand we headed off by taxi to Red Hook. Very hot wait as the ferry terminal construction was not complete at the time. We were amused by the fact that we had to buy our ferry ticket from one lady then turn it right back in to the guy standing to her immediate right... Odd... why did she bother handing it to us at all?? Welcome to the islands!
We stayed at Crow's nest which is located in Wharfside Village. (Its what's behind those big white windows). It was gorgeous and very convienient for newbies like us - just a short walk downstairs brought us to restaurants, bars, shops and the taxis. Downside - no pool, but so worth it - not sure they are renting it anymore. Here's an aside. We had probalems with water presuure - and by this I mean we really had NO running water to speak of for the whole week but they gave us back 1/2 our money and we all said we would do this again! Surprising as we're not much for roughing it, but there was a bathroom in the bar around the corner from the entrance to the apartment and we pretty much showered and brushed our teeth in bottled water! Me and Brandie snuck a rinse off shower at the Gallows pool! Its really funny to us now!
Back to arrival day... We were exhausted from the long travel day and thought we'd probably take it easy, but we decided to eat at Fish Trap since Collin was working there that night. Fave dish was Tom Yum Goon - basically coconut milk soup. Yummy. The waiter brought us like 3 pitchers of very strong rum punchso we had enough of a second wind to head to Woody's "just for a minute" This is what happened
Yep - lots of rum punches later we were singing "King of Wishful Thinking" to the whole bar. Sorry to any of you who may have been witness!
Doesnt Collin look thrilled to be part of this girls' trip
More to come: Northshore beaches, Jost, more Woodys, more rum punch...
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Looks like tons of fun! I've seriously looked at the Crow's Nest too so I was interested when you said that they might not be renting it anymore... maybe you just meant while they fix the WATER. Geez, yall are brave, I mean I love STJ but after all that time on the island, I would have been missing my shower, big time! I noticed you were from Louisiana... I'm in Texas now but was born there!
"By the time we hit Miami, the cell phones will ring and life as we know it will draw us back in, so tonight we will just continue to soak in the sounds, the sights, the tastes and the feelings of St. John."
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jaycimarie
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Jayci--- Hope you weren't relegated to The Beach Bar bathroom.
Actually we found every restroom on the island. Literally. We'd be riding around in a taxi and we say "Oh there's a bathroom! There's one!" There was also one right across the outdoor hall where you enter Crows Nest but you had to get the key fom one of the bars so we could only use that one during business hours. The reason we said we would do it again is that we had split the cost between 4 girls (Jasmyne stayed ith Collin) so once we got back 1/2 our money it was very very cheap. At least it was very well air conditioned! We had called and called every day for someone to fix the water but you know how fast it is to get something done on island. But no worries!
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