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What Hurricane Irma did not destroy, Hurricane Maria finished off with wind and deluge of rain. Rescue teams—-the military and private , had left St. John just a few days before since they were warned Maria was about to hit. Unfortunately, many visitors and locals had evacuated to St Croix and Puerto Rico after hurricaneContinue reading “Hurricane Maria and Final Recovery”

**this is the continuing story of the affect Hurricane Irma ( and Hurricane Maria) had on St. John, September 2017 Everyone on St John was doing their best to try to help themselves and others after Hurricane Irma tore their world apart. But supplies were needed and the US Navy and Marines had not arrivedContinue reading “Hurricane Maria is Coming….”

This is the continuing story of the aftermath of hurricane Irma on St John told to me by my daughters, Michelle and Cortney who survived the storm: Since there was a 6pm curfew, no electricity and sunset is at 6:30, all anyone could do was go ‘home’ to repair where they were living or findContinue reading “And the Saga of Irma Continues….”

Hurricane Irma slammed into St. John on September 6, 2017. It would be the most devastating hurricane to ever hit the small island. This is the continuing story told to me by my daughters, Michelle and Cortney, who were living on island at the time of this gigantic storm. When Irma had finally subsided, theContinue reading “Hurricane Irma Aftermath”

After daughters, Michelle and Cortney, said their goodbyes to us here in the States and turned off their phones to conserve their batteries , they began to hunker down for what would be the most catastrophic hurricane to ever hit St. John. They were with friends, Robbie, Colby, Al, John and Susan. Dave, who wasContinue reading “Hurricane Irma, Riding Out the Storm”

On August 17, 2017, Hurricane Harvey hit Texas and Louisiana. It was a category 4 hurricane with momentary winds of up to 130 mph but most the damage wasn’t from the wind as it was from the rain. They had accumulated 40 -60 inches of rain over 4 days flooding streets in homes. There wereContinue reading “Preparing for Hurricane Irma 2017”

In my next few upcoming blogs, I’ll be covering Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The horrible devastation that occurred is something the island is still recovering from even 5 years later. For a small island, St. John has many restaurants to accommodate tourists different tastes and experiences. This blog will be about the restaurants that didContinue reading “St. John Restaurants That Are No More”

So, my last blog was about sailing around St. John with my friends and family. Today, is about sailing over to the British Virgin Islands. My first trip there was with friends, Sean and Crystal on their boat, Soulshine. They have a speedboat, and since Seasick Molly is with us, that’s a plus😅. To beContinue reading “Sailing Around the British Virgin Islands”

One thing that I learned early on is you never turn down an offer of a boat trip! Sail and speedboat trips are not cheap ..anywhere from $89 per person sunset sail to $2,650 and up for a 6 person day sail😳 So when a friend, who happens to be a boat captain, offers aContinue reading “Come Sail With Me”

Last Tuesday after I posted my blog, the horrific mass shooting in Uvalde happened that afternoon. When I heard what was taking place, I searched the news continually for days to try and grasp the whole story of what were the true events. As everyone knows now, many mistakes were made at the cost ofContinue reading “Our Disgusting Love of Guns”