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good times Bert! the food porn is making me hungry

You are so funny. I feel the sophistication in your story telling. You even make the cacti happy.

Ready4Paradise, I'll drink your share of wine. Just send it this way.

Well I found this report a tad bit unsophisticated and filled with trivial pics and the mention of adult drinks made me go make another. Lucky I'm a hick as I seemed to really enjoy the report. Keep up the good work. We also really enjoyed Rhumblines. They know spicy (GREAT BUNGHOLIOS OF FIRE)they have some HOT Tuna dish that is to die for. Think we shall return our next visit.

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SJfromNJ wrote:Nice pictures. first time I ever saw someone in a bathing cap in STJ.

Beach Bar gatherings are so good.

I must make a clarification about the head wear. They are not bathing caps, they are Scuba-Do-Rags we picked up at our local dive shop to protect our (my) head from the sun, but Barb wears one because it keeps the hair out of her mask whilst snorkeling.

Good eye SJ...thanks for noticing.

Cptn.....go make another drink. I, like yourself, do not type...so a camera is a MUST in trip reporting!

Thanks for all the comments.....more later.

-Bert

Enjoying your trip reports and photos are great, thank you. Someday, when I grow up, I want to stay at Gibney (and be taller, but thats another story)
Deb

Loving your pictures and trip reports. Thanks for doing it!

Yay, adult beverages! I have a rhumb lines' mojito on my to-do list for November. So my list now says:

Tuna Down Now
Beach Bar Gathering
Ivan's
Rhumb Lines mojito
Skinny's cheeseburger
Maho
see Pat at Shipwreck Landing

and that's it! What a busy week!

Where did you guys stay again? It looks nice!

Love your report and your pictures! Thank you for sharing

Another wonderful day! I agree, the bleu cheese burger and Skinny's is the best anywhere! Your details about Gibney are interesting to hear!

Thanks!

I wasn't going to say anything, but the details about Gibney might not be, shall we say, historically correct. Teri Gibney is a relatively recent transplant to St. John, the third wife of the famous (or infamous) John Gibney, who died in early 2003.
The provision ground, for example....all the old fruit trees there date back to a pretty massive commercial fruit production effort in the late 19th century. The owner at that time also owned Denis Bay, Peter Bay and Cinnamon Bay, and had hundreds of fruit trees and acres of bananas and pineapples. The owner went broke, but his descendants still live on St. John, including the famous (or infamous) Victor Hall--whose illegal roadside bar, the KIte, is fondly remembered by many.

hugo wrote:I wasn't going to say anything, but the details about Gibney might not be, shall we say, historically correct. Teri Gibney is a relatively recent transplant to St. John, the third wife of the famous (or infamous) John Gibney, who died in early 2003.
The provision ground, for example....all the old fruit trees there date back to a pretty massive commercial fruit production effort in the late 19th century. The owner at that time also owned Denis Bay, Peter Bay and Cinnamon Bay, and had hundreds of fruit trees and acres of bananas and pineapples. The owner went broke, but his descendants still live on St. John, including the famous (or infamous) Victor Hall--whose illegal roadside bar, the KIte, is fondly remembered by many.

Hugo, as they say in my spanking class...I stand corrected. Thanks for the accuracy check, I did not write down all of the details I learned that day. But I think I got the gist of things. I do know that it is an eclectic family for sure! Transplants, married ins, buy ins, happen to be there ins.....they are an interesting bunch!!

Thanks again, and, anytime you want to jump in and help me out, I really do appreciate it!

-Bert