St. John is the smallest and most beautiful of the three main American Virgins, but as such it presents a trade-off to travelers looking for social excitement. On this island there isn't really much, especially at night. There are a few bars around Cruz Bay, and they can be fun for a little while. In fact, one of them (I can't remember the name) was holding hermit crab races one night. So we picked one, named it, and for $3 Reginald was entered into the circle. Problem was, Reginald didn't leave the circle. Oh, he moved a little during the first race. After that, though, it was all downhill for the little guy. He was so bad he even came up short in the loser contest--he was the SECOND to last crab to finally move. Idiot. He looked so speedy in the bucket...
Anyway, where were we? Oh yes, the lack of nightlife. This is a nature-oriented island, which is great when the sun is out, but after a while some of you may want to do more than stargaze at night. There are clubs, livelier bars, movie theaters and such just across the water in St. Thomas, and the ferry that runs between the two takes about half an hour to get between Cruz Bay and the Charlotte Amalie, the main city on St. Thomas. If you're looking for nightlife, I'd suggest going there. I was quite happy just enjoying nature, though, for the most part.