Day trip to St. John

A November 1993 trip to St. John by kmclark

Quote: Just a day trip but it surely packed a wallop! Our guide was the absolute best and gave us so much history. Wish I'd had this opportunity before high school (when history was such a bore) for sure! This island surely brought it all home along with its exquisite maintenance and beauty...come and see!

Day trip to St. John

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Doubt you can exit St. John without a renewed appreciation of nature-more than half of it being protected as park land. It's gorgeous and kept that way intentionally for everyone to enjoy. We went on a guided tour - well worth the - and the weather was perfect! Didn't much understand the wild animals running about but the tour guide set me straight. We saw free-roaming pigs, chickens, goats and donkeys; but they only keep census on the donkeys. What a day! Keep it safe and clean!Quick Tips: Go along with the flow of things. Let everything ride slowly...be cool. That's the way life is down here. Be polite and it pays - just like at home or anywhere else in travelling. I love this ...Read More

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Neither my neighbor/friend nor I are of the perfect size or weight - like the cooking team of "Two Fat Ladies", I guess but abler, maybe. So, off we go to St. John to see and behold. It was awesome! Our guide was homey and talkative. He told us initially that the USVI was proud to be American which gladdened our spirits. He showed us Drake's Seat, wonderful view, and took us to the Hyatt (wonderful grounds) to pick up other passengers. Off we went. Picked up the ferry from Red Hook and he had me read a passage from "Night of the Silent Drum". This book tells of the plight of the slaves and their struggles for freedom; it was so enthralling I bought a copy (which the guide aut...Read More

Neither my neighbor/friend nor I are of the perfect size or weight - like the cooking team of "Two Fat Ladies", I guess but abler, maybe. So, off we go to St. John to see and behold. It was awesome!

Our guide was homey and talkative. He told us initially that the USVI was proud to be American which gladdened our spirits. He showed us Drake's Seat, wonderful view, and took us to the Hyatt (wonderful grounds) to pick up other passengers. Off we went.

Picked up the ferry from Red Hook and he had me read a passage from "Night of the Silent Drum". This book tells of the plight of the slaves and their struggles for freedom; it was so enthralling I bought a copy (which the guide autographed for me) in Cruz Bay.

Before that we toured a bit in the surrey-covered bus and saw the sights including Annaburg (sugar) Plantation, and then traversed to Trunk Bay, a very lovely clean beach with snorkling equipment for rental and a marked underwater trail. The day, of course, was perfect. We had honeymooners amongst us and that was cute. I'd snagged a blueberry muffin for a lunch holdover and found the thing disintegrating in the napkin in my purse...so I tossed it into the woods - it's biodegradable. Well, that brought out an activity!

M grabbed my arm and asked with concern: "What's that?" It was a mongoose! Me, I get nutty and grab the (tourist) camera. I loved it! He was enjoying the muffin while we were enjoying him. Joe (see another edition) told me the mongoose was imported to kill off the snakes and with snakes no longer being a royal pain, the mongoose is now after the iguanas.

Well, that $40.00 trip was followed up with a trip to the little strip-mall at Cruz Bay and the offerings were wonderful. We didn't buy much in the way of clothing (although lovely) but did bring home books galore, including a nice one about indiginous crafts and their history.

It was such a fun day. What a lovely day trip to such splendor and activity. Go! Definitely GO!

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