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Today, we decided to visit the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National Forest Service. It covers 28,000 acres of land . El Yunque has rain year-round so there isn’t a wet or dry season so we needed to dress accordingly. The El Yunque mountain peak is almost always covered in a mist and afternoonContinue reading “El Yunque National Forest”

So ….if you’ve been reading my blogs, you know my daughters and I met our new friend, Jose, during a great night of dancing on the BVI island of Tortola. He invited us to stay at his empty home in San Juan “anytime” because he primarily lives on the sailboat where he gives sailing lessonsContinue reading “Puerto Rico, Here We Come!”

So it’s Day 5 , son Nathan has brought his golf clubs and he and his girlfriend, Jessie, take the ferry over to St. Thomas to golf at Mahogany Run. This is a 130 acre 70 par golf course hailed as one of the most beautiful courses in the world. When they arrive, they getContinue reading “Blended Family Vacation ( cont.)”

It’s been so wonderful ( sometimes challenging 😬) living and working with daughters, Michelle and Molly here on St. John. We are sharing a 2 bedroom apartment in an area called Gifft Hill. Getting to the house/apartment is quite the experience since the road down is a rutted out mess of different stages of cementContinue reading “Blended Family Visit (Feb. 2016) 🥰”

So something I have not addressed in my blog is some of the very unusual and weird things I have seen on St. John. This blog is going to be more a series of pictures with some explanations and others need no explanation. (Anyone reading this that lives on St John, do not worry, IContinue reading “Weird Things”

One of the many benefits of belonging to a church is meeting some of the kindest people you will ever know. You become family. One couple, John and Anne Hill, are the epitome of hospitality and kindness. I’ve only known them for a few weeks but have been invited on a day trip on theirContinue reading “Come Sail on Soterion”

Today, I am attempting the Reef Bay Trail hike. As I had mentioned in a previous blog, I joined the Freshwater Church women’s ‘hike, snorkel and devotion’ group. Women of all ages (teens to seniors) have been getting together once a week hiking various trails on island. There are over 79 trails on St. John,Continue reading “Reef Bay Trail Hike”

Today (2/28/17) is the 8 Tuff Mile race, held annually on the last Saturday of February. This year is the 20th anniversary run which began with only 21 participants on its inception but has grown to over 1500 runners. Roughly over 50% from St. Thomas and St. John but the rest from all over theContinue reading “8 Tuff Miles and the St. Patrick Celebration”

It’s Saturday night and after a nice hike and swim at Solomon during the day, I get ready to attend ‘Light Up the Night’. The event is sponsored by the St. John Cancer Fund. There is a ticket price to enter the ballfield where the event is held with concessions, games and bands. Also, youContinue reading “Light Up the Night and Reggae in the Ruins”

One of the nice things about living on a Caribbean island is your friends and family like to visit and you get to explore the island with them!😍 This week Michelle’s old high school friend, Ann, is visiting and staying in Coral Bay at the Concordia Eco-Resort. Concordia is an eco-friendly resort area with 25Continue reading “Fun With Visitors”