Highlight of January 2014 trip

Thanks to Kendall & Mark from WIND N SURFING for getting us set up with the Hobie 16 shown above. With a few quick tacks to get between Whistling Cay & Mary Point, Mark took us out to Great Thatch Island for some fantastic snorkeling from Cinnamon Bay.

Contico box locked to tree for 9 years

Back in 2003, David G pushed/slid the Contico (shown below on bottom of stack) through the Streets of St Thomas on it's trip down from Birmingham to STJ.  The plan was to cable lock this 50 gallon box to a large tree on our lot on STJ so we could store tools and other camping gear for the "soon come" build.

Hard to believe that all of this checked baggage was covered by the price of just two regular tickets (David & me).  Policies have sure changed since 2003.

9 years later this is how the Contico looked.  It's in great shape, but had not been opened since a 2005 camping trip.

The lock shown below could not be opened during a 2008 trip.  After several hits with my folding shovel during our most recent 2012 trip, the lock opened and content was remarkably dry and clean.

Below is the small Weber grill that was inside the Contico since 2003.  This "as is" picture, sitting on Ylang Ylang's pool deck,  was straight out of the Contico with out ANY cleaning. 

This grill came back to Birmingham with us as checked luggage from our mid August trip, and will spend a few seasons back in Birmingham.  Bottom line - Conticos are FANTASTIC!

 

Swim with the Turtles

Great Turtle swim video.  This is what our swim at Maho looked like.

All credit goes to Aquatic Images (D.D'Alberto) & Iprof.  I found this Saltpond Bay Turtle swim on Virgin-Islands-on-Line.com

Dinner with St John’s Real Estate “Rock Star”

Diana Beam (on left in top pic) was kind enough to take us (middle pic below) out to La Tapa for dinner on Tuesday night, 7/31. Renee had the vegetable platter, Diana had the duck special and I had a great tuna dinner.

Diana has joined me for lunch at Caneel’s Buffet (bottom photo) on past trips to STJ.

Ms. Beam and her group @ RE/MAX – Island Paradise Realty – St John have sold more properties in 2012 than any other STJ realtor by far. Diana also sold Presidio Del Mar back in 2011 for a new STJ record high and way back in 1995 she helped us buy our small lot in the Cruz Bay area. She has been a great help & friend to us over the years.


If you want to buy property on STJ, sell property on STJ or sell property for her as an agent on STJ, give her a call or send her an e-mail @ (340) 775-0949 http://www.remaxstjohnrealestate.com/

BEST ST JOHN PICTURES EVER – ALL CREDIT GOES TO BECKY & JOHN

The link below is for Becky & John’s most recent trip report to STJ (mid July 2012). I have been following their trip reports since early 2010 and the pictures continue to get better & better (they were great in 2010!).

ALL CREDIT GOES TO BECKY & JOHN

Becky & John's Summer 2012 STJ Trip Report

Another Great Sunset @ Ylang Ylang

Picture taken from Ylang Ylang pool deck just before the lights came on over on St Thomas.

http://stjohnvirginislands.com/

Big Maho Bay Beach - 6 Sea Turtles Spotted

Great afternoon snorkel @ Big Maho. 6 sea turtles spotted during an hour long snorkel. Best sea grass fields @ the far NE end of the beach (walk to the last telephone pole & swim straight out).

Link for goat trail short cut to Maho Camps from Big Maho Beach follows:

http://www.seestjohn.com/trails_maho_bay_goat.html