I would strongly suggest you rent two Jeep Wranglers or something similarly-sized if you have more than 5 people. We had 5 people in a Jeep Commander (the largest, "7-passenger" vehicle) and it was pretty tight with the luggage. Even trips to the beach with 5 beach chairs, towels, and a co...

We're about 3 weeks away from our 6th trip to St. John, and I was just thinking about that wonderful first night on island, when at the end of the long travel day we just sit out on the villa deck with a long, cool drink and look up at the stars in the night sky and soak in that "we're finally ...

Your pictures are just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

We're just one month away as well! Can hardly stand it!!

We've stayed several times over the years on the east end of STT at Pavilions and Pools, and taking the ferry over STJ for day trips. Eventually we just realized we preferred staying on STJ and taking the ferry over to St. Thomas for the day trip! We just prefer the slower pace and quieter, looser v...

This past summer I got the great idea from this forum to bring Omaha steaks with us...yum! We use Omaha Steaks as well. You can count on getting a great steak everytime, very consistent and travels very well when frozen. Looks like Iluvstjohn's leaving Boston for the island the same day as Gibber a...

We've traveled on American for many years and we feel they've earned our loyalty. Last month, when my wife and I were on St. John, she decided she could stay another few days. We called American with her request, and even though we were traveling on frequent flier miles, they changed her return fli...

The Food Center, down the street from the Marina Market, has a surprisingly good wine selection and is a good store to get your general provisions, while we like getting fish, meats and specialty items at the Marina Market. We always stop at The Food Center first for good prices on bottled water, g...

Could be worse!

Very cute!

Clothing-optional swimming

There's no one else I'd rather be in a hurricane with on St. John than you, baby!

Thanks for the tips; we're really looking forward to our day trip to Jost

We're hoping to do a Jost Van Dyke day trip for the first time ever on our upcoming trip to St. John, taking the ferry over. I'm wondering what are the favorite day-at-Jost itineraries of forumites?

Great movie! I really enjoyed that.