Mountain Top St Thomas
- theshopper3
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Mountain Top St Thomas
We were thinking of taking a day & going to St Thomas to do a little shopping/exploring.
We were looking at the Mountaion Top. Can anyone advise where it is & what Ferry is the best to get there IE: Red Hook or CA...
Is it best to take a taxi to it or can you take the local transit system??
Thanks
The Shopper3
We were looking at the Mountaion Top. Can anyone advise where it is & what Ferry is the best to get there IE: Red Hook or CA...
Is it best to take a taxi to it or can you take the local transit system??
Thanks
The Shopper3
I think you should take the ferry to Charlotte Amalie because then you can go shopping and then get a taxi to Mountain Top (MT). MT is closer to downtown than to Red Hook. Should take about 10-15 minutes to reach MT and there are signs for it along the way. It's located at C-9 on the map.
http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/st/stmap.shtml
Don't expect too much up there but you do get a great view of Magens Bay, STJ and some of the BVIs. There's a bar that has great banana daiquiris and a few shops that are a little more expensive than downtown. I'd say to allow about 1 to 1-1/2 hours at most for MT. Here's a photo of Magens that we took from MT.
http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/st/stmap.shtml
Don't expect too much up there but you do get a great view of Magens Bay, STJ and some of the BVIs. There's a bar that has great banana daiquiris and a few shops that are a little more expensive than downtown. I'd say to allow about 1 to 1-1/2 hours at most for MT. Here's a photo of Magens that we took from MT.
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try the St. Peters Greathouse instead
Mountain Top is a tourist trap but the St. Peters Greathouse is a nice scenic overlook. No bar but they do serve complimentary rum punch and there is a nice botanical garden. Great view of Magen's and Hull bays.
Reality is over-rated!
I originally planned to ferry over to STT for a day to see some of that island, and there are even a couple of days during our trip that no cruise ships are scheduled to stop at STT.
But after compiling all of the options we have at STJ, and factoring in the time we may very well want to spend just limin', I think I've talked myself out of it - at least for this initial trip.
Same with the BVI options - they sound great, but I believe we'll have enough to keep us occupied exploring what will still be a mostly new island to us on STJ.
But after compiling all of the options we have at STJ, and factoring in the time we may very well want to spend just limin', I think I've talked myself out of it - at least for this initial trip.
Same with the BVI options - they sound great, but I believe we'll have enough to keep us occupied exploring what will still be a mostly new island to us on STJ.
Come see us!
On our trip to STT in '05, we attended a function put on by my husband's company at St. Peter Greathouse and I have to say the views are spectacular from up there... and they have an awesome gift shop if you're into that sort of thing (I loved it!)
I have about 10 pictures taken at St. Peter Greathouse here: http://www.pbase.com/thegripps/image/70372364
I have about 10 pictures taken at St. Peter Greathouse here: http://www.pbase.com/thegripps/image/70372364
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Glad my pictures might help you out SoCaTraveler! Thanks for the compliments Shopper
SoCal - We stayed a week on STT and only went over to STJ for one day on a little tourist tour It was just enough to get me hooked, now in May we're going back to STJ for an entire week! You definitely need to spend a day on STJ! (but don't take a tour - make your own tour!)
SoCal - We stayed a week on STT and only went over to STJ for one day on a little tourist tour It was just enough to get me hooked, now in May we're going back to STJ for an entire week! You definitely need to spend a day on STJ! (but don't take a tour - make your own tour!)
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