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As I’ve said before, one of the joys of being on St. John is when you get friends or family to visit! This time it’s friends who are like family, Chip and Margaret! They were only going to be here a few days so we crammed all we could to make a memorable visit. So…..Continue reading “Visitors!!!😍”

So it’s Day 5 of Molly and Whitney’s adventure vacation in the Virgin Islands. Today, we are going to the Baths on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands!!!!!!🥰 Molly gets seasick on sailboats so our friend and boat captain, Roberta a.k.a. ‘Captain Happiness’ is taking us on her speedboat , Flying Pirate. Roberta’s monikerContinue reading “Onward to the BVI”

I love it when family comes for a visit. Daughter , Molly, has visited and even lived on St. John for a bit. But when they come visit and bring a friend that’s even better because they get to experience it all over again!! So come along and be a “visitor” with us…. ARRIVAL: MollyContinue reading “Molly and Friend Come for a Visit”

So as I said in my last blog, I kept the best for last! Haulover Bay is located on the very east end of St. John past Coral Bay. It’s a bit of a drive, about 40 minutes, from Cruz Bay (the west end of St. John) but so worth it! Crazy how the islandContinue reading “Haulover Bay”

Okay, so there are a lot of bays/beaches to snorkel on St. John. The previous blogs were about the more popular snorkeling spots so now we will visit some other popular and some lesser known bays each with its unique underwater beauty. When Molly came for a visit, we visited Salt Pond. She wanted toContinue reading “More Snorkeling on St.John 🥰”

Another favorite snorkeling area I like is small Salomon Bay and the larger Honeymoon Beach. I like to take the 20 minute hike to Salomon to access both beaches. As I’ve mentioned in a previous blog some time ago, you can only access Salomon by hiking there or from the water by boat. I typicallyContinue reading “Snorkeling Honeymoon Beach”

When visitors come to St John and they say they want to experience seeing turtles in the water, everyone directs them to Maho Bay. Maho is one of the most tranquil bays on St. John with a large beach, shallow grassy water for the turtles to feed on and great snorkeling along the reefs onContinue reading “Maho Underwater Pics”

When I first went snorkeling, I have to admit I didn’t like it. I had the traditional eye/nose mask with the tube and mouthpiece. Salt water kept getting into my mouth making me nauseous and my mask kept fogging up no matter how many times I spit into it! (Yes, that’s how you prep yourContinue reading “Caribbean Underwater Photos”

It’s been said one man’s misfortune can be another’s fortune. This is what happened when Hurricane Irma destroyed the main house on a property named Lizard Hill on St. John . A friend of mine, Max, had been renting the cottage behind the main house for a few years and the cottage only had slightContinue reading “Lizard Hill”

After hurricanes Irma and Maria hit St John, people from elsewhere were discouraged from going to the island until things could be restored. Housing and groceries were at a shortage because rescue teams who came to island to help and the locals were needing those resources. So right about this time, I was approached toContinue reading “Back in Haiti”