The front yard is a bar That has more of a local following Have walked past it a bunch and never felt unsafe but I could tell it wasn't a place that I would hang out that s just me though This is the first thing to come to my mind too. It didn't strike me as a place for tourists but I didn't feel t...

Oh my gosh, it's official, I won't get any work done today. These photos are making me daydream too much. They are all gorgeous!

Is anyone up for a friendly photo competition? Everyone here manages to take such amazing photos and I think it'd be great to see everyone's top 2-5 photos that they've taken in STJ. Maybe we can have a friendly vote on the best ones. I admit, this is my shameless way to see all of the best photos i...

Mary and Waterguy, both of your posts brought tears to my eyes. Waterguy, I wish I'd known about your wife's ashes at Hawksnest. I'd have stopped to say a prayer for her and for you. We'll say one tonight instead. Mary, I can't begin to imagine your loss. My heart breaks for you and for your beautif...

Scramm, I'm dreaming of a return too. We were there the week before you. I was told no one gets upgraded at Caneel but we actually ran into one couple who were celebrating their 25th anniversary and somehow got bumped to Cottage 7. :shock: We had a garden view room and it was fabulous just the same.

Great start. You have me thinking about a villa for our next trip!

I'm so glad to hear that Soggy Dollar wasn't for everyone. I thought I was the lone but who didn't love it. :lol: Next time I'd skip it too and walk down the beach. If you're there, ask the rasta guy (I really wish I'd have remembered his name but those Bushwackers were STRONG) to do the trip with t...

I'm sorry we missed it too!

I think we may have had the same waitress at Miss Lucy's! LOL. I need to know what happened to your ear too.

Monday: Beaches and Food Monday came and we were ready to explore the beaches after our day of the St John transportation system. :) First we hit Honeymoon. GOREGOUS. How can anyone beat it? The water was clearer than any I had ever seen. There wasn't much for snorkeling. There were a few slivery f...

Jim, we indeed had Chad. We had Tracy as the "mate" though. She was personable and fun, which also helped.

BTW, I thought of you when I had a bushwacker at Jost.

It was but the trip itself made up for any shortcomings. It really did.

Getting to the chase (details below) Flights: Reivew current travel guidelines to avoid losing all your stuff. Tell all ticket agents you are a Hawkeye fan and you might get bumped to First Class. Food: Miss Lucy's was worth the 2 hour round trip but the waitress needed to relax. I'm glad chicken w...

I think we got one too.

The trip itself was great and well worth doing. I loved the stops and the places we visited. Our crew wasn't great though. They didn't explain much and they rushed us through the first two stops (complete with the captain tapping his watch and telling us to hurry).

Hi all, just wanted to drop a note and say thanks to everyone for all of the advice and input you've given over the past 4-5 months. We arrived late Saturday. We were bumped up to first class by a ticket agent who happened to be a fellow Hawkeye. :) What a great way to start the trip! We had an amaz...