Thank You!
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 10:03 pm
Thank you Laurance Rockefeller!
Where do I sign up for St John lovers anonymous? I think it must be here. LOL!
Wow! St John was everything and more! Let me start by saying "thank you" for all the suggestions and input and of course to Mr Rockefeller for having the forethought and cash to preserve another breathtakingly beautiful place for all of us to enjoy.
St John was on our bucket list for quite some time. This was our first week away with no kids to celebrate someone's 50th and also a belated 25 anniversary. We have been fortunate to see many beautiful places, more specifically beaches, but St John is by far our favorite. No high rises, no traffic lights, casual vibe, gorgeous views , friendly folks and the best of nature.....not to mention "Ziggy", who we fell in love with. We looked forward to seeing him every morning.
We took a direct flight to St Thomas, then used Rachel's taxi to Red Hook. Rachel was wonderful! We were greeted by a villa rep at the dock and escorted to our villa at Grande Bay. Thank you Traci! Spent our first few days hiking the Lindt Point trail to Solomon and Honeymoon beaches. Did the all day Eco tour buy one get one day pass at Honeymoon Beach, which was well worth it and a great day.
We rented a jeep from Grande Bay for the last few days and had a blast discovering the other side of the island and as many beaches as possible. Our favorite beaches were Francis, Hawksnest, Gibney ( yes, got one of the 3 parking spots), Maho and Trunk, which we hit early on a none cruise ship day and had it all to ourselves for a few hours. We hit Beach Bar, Spyglass (great happy hour),Woodys ( another great happy hour), Lime Inn (very friendly place), Tourist Trap (good food), Skinny Legs, Shipwreck (great meal), Ocean 362 and Joe's Rum Hut. The Beach Bar was our go to place and we were fortunate to catch Inner Visions here one night. Ocean 362 was a total overpriced let down. The best thing here was the sunset.
We did the Kekoa to Soggy Dollar on our last day and it was a great way to spend our last day. Jamison runs a first class operation.
So now we are hooked and are looking forward to our next visit. We can't wait to share it with our kids and friends. Next visit we will definitely try Zozos, and La Tapa and also hit the Salt Pond.
Once again "thank you"....and let me share one more memorable St John experience with ya:
We were at Maho next to a 3 generation family. The little ones were asking their grandmom why they didn't leave out milk and cookies for Santa at her house on St John on Christmas Eve .....the grand mother replied " on St. John we don't leave out cookies and milk for Santa we leave Santa a painkiller".
Where do I sign up for St John lovers anonymous? I think it must be here. LOL!
Wow! St John was everything and more! Let me start by saying "thank you" for all the suggestions and input and of course to Mr Rockefeller for having the forethought and cash to preserve another breathtakingly beautiful place for all of us to enjoy.
St John was on our bucket list for quite some time. This was our first week away with no kids to celebrate someone's 50th and also a belated 25 anniversary. We have been fortunate to see many beautiful places, more specifically beaches, but St John is by far our favorite. No high rises, no traffic lights, casual vibe, gorgeous views , friendly folks and the best of nature.....not to mention "Ziggy", who we fell in love with. We looked forward to seeing him every morning.
We took a direct flight to St Thomas, then used Rachel's taxi to Red Hook. Rachel was wonderful! We were greeted by a villa rep at the dock and escorted to our villa at Grande Bay. Thank you Traci! Spent our first few days hiking the Lindt Point trail to Solomon and Honeymoon beaches. Did the all day Eco tour buy one get one day pass at Honeymoon Beach, which was well worth it and a great day.
We rented a jeep from Grande Bay for the last few days and had a blast discovering the other side of the island and as many beaches as possible. Our favorite beaches were Francis, Hawksnest, Gibney ( yes, got one of the 3 parking spots), Maho and Trunk, which we hit early on a none cruise ship day and had it all to ourselves for a few hours. We hit Beach Bar, Spyglass (great happy hour),Woodys ( another great happy hour), Lime Inn (very friendly place), Tourist Trap (good food), Skinny Legs, Shipwreck (great meal), Ocean 362 and Joe's Rum Hut. The Beach Bar was our go to place and we were fortunate to catch Inner Visions here one night. Ocean 362 was a total overpriced let down. The best thing here was the sunset.
We did the Kekoa to Soggy Dollar on our last day and it was a great way to spend our last day. Jamison runs a first class operation.
So now we are hooked and are looking forward to our next visit. We can't wait to share it with our kids and friends. Next visit we will definitely try Zozos, and La Tapa and also hit the Salt Pond.
Once again "thank you"....and let me share one more memorable St John experience with ya:
We were at Maho next to a 3 generation family. The little ones were asking their grandmom why they didn't leave out milk and cookies for Santa at her house on St John on Christmas Eve .....the grand mother replied " on St. John we don't leave out cookies and milk for Santa we leave Santa a painkiller".