A condo or rental villa on every plot of what is now called "unimproved land" with a bridge from Red Hook to Cruz Bay and every franchise food chain represented to feed the hungry masses.

The most accurate weather site devoted to the Virgin Islands is www.weathercarib.com - there is not a boater,surfer, or dedicated beachgoer here that doesn't use it on a daily basis.

The winds today were 25+kts and the water at Trunk,Jumbie,Denis,Hawksnest,and Honeymoon was getting murky. There is a high surf alert now and predicted 8-10' waves by Thurs. - The high wind advisory will likely last thru Fri. at least.

The predominant wind direction is from the E - the sun also rises in the E - the Eastern and windward side of the island gives up moisture to both and the clouds form on the N. and highest peaks , cause rain fall ,and intensity varies by the cloud density. Sage Mt. Tortola , then Bordeaux Mt. St J, ...

Currently the water has cleared up fairly well - to see the swell and wave conditions use the graph function on www.ndbc.noaa.gov and look at - station 41043 -- anything 5-6' or below is normal. Mary Pt- Whistling Key- Francis -Maho -Giboney- Scott were all fine the last few days. Some erosion evide...

Anyone who is interested in the development plans can go to www.ditleffpoint.com - of course it is clearly stated there that this will be "St John for the Select Few"

When you leave the airport in STT on your right just before Island Beachcomber there is a yellow truck operated by Matthew, sitting in the parking lot, he makes the best -IMO- pate. Great way to start your vacation and even better to have on the plane on the way home.

Just came home from a day at Magens beach -- there must have been a hundred sea fans washed up on the west end above the current tide line - purple, green and orange. And I saw a number of people collecting them too. Obviously recent as they were still bright and pliable, and quite odorous! There is...

Frenchtown , which is an even shorter walk from Tortola Wharf has a wide selection of casual lunch venues serving tasty food, as well.

Caneel Bay and the Westin both maintain comfortable hospitality rooms at the airport - if you are staying at either of those ---- send her there for sure. If she is polite and asks in a nice friendly manner to rest for a bit in the AC it is likely they would welcome her anyway, guest or not. It is s...

The 'natural landscaping left intact' you refer to was all done after the build - for the 1st 3-4 years the site was barren and rocky . The palm trees were all imported.

Locally it is often referred to as 'the stone masons relief fund house' - the # of workers who sent the kids to school on that construction job will attest to it. Love it or not -- it will be there a long time .

Interesting report so far - wonder about the logic of tying up to any mooring designated for daytime use only versus lying to your own trusty ground tackle if he was worried about the wind though. Anchoring is preferred almost exclusively instead of depending on a mooring that is maintained by who k...

About the reef at Jumbie Bay - a few weeks ago a vessel that transports cruise ship passengers to Trunk Bay for snorkel trips broke free of her mooring and went aground on that reef. The NPS is assessing damage and it sounds as if they are trying to do some repair work as well. That is what the meas...

Virgin Island residents cannot vote for the President so the deal proposed by Jorge should be 'no problem' -