This past Saturday morning I ran in the 8 Tuff Miles race up and over the island of St. John – starting in Cruz Bay and ending on our side of the island in Coral Bay. It was an incredible experience. We first heard about the run back in October when we were researching heading […]
St. John Island Life (Winter 2010/2011)
Sex and Work on the Beach
Oh, what a dream a laptop lifestyle seems to be. Grab your electronics, find a beach with good wireless bandwidth and spend the day with an amazing office view, scantly clad beachcombers, sounds of waves lapping up on the shore and perhaps a fruity tropical drink by your side. All while getting actual work done, […]
The Countdown is On!
A couple weeks ago we made the realization that our time (as in, time to just us) on St. John would soon be coming to an end. With the arrival of an out of town guest joining us in running 8 Tuff Miles tomorrow (an appropriately named run that crosses the island from Cruz […]
This means war!!
Oh boy. Sure. My people post all about their amazing adventures on the beaches around St. John here in the USVI. But have they told you about *my* life here? They took me to the beach one day. It wasn’t fun. Do I look amused? Those waves are scary!! But there are fun things to […]
Kinda Sorta But Not Really in the USA
Part of our appeal in wintering in the St. John was that it’s a US Territory in the US Virgin Islands – thus not requiring nearly the amount of logistical challenges as living in another country might pose. No visa, passport, currency exchange, postal logistics, pet quarantine or language barriers, for instance. And while we’re […]
Where are you from?
A week or so ago we were attending a small musical performance not far from our seasonal rental cottage on St. John. As entertainers often do to generate repoire and energy with their audience, the main singer asks where people are from. He goes around the courtyard asking the short term tourists where they’re visiting […]
St. John: Underwater
Our holiday gift to ourselves was a way to take pictures underwater of our snorkeling adventures here on St. John. We looked at an underwater housing for my beloved Canon SD780 and a variety of waterproof digital cameras. We ultimately decided on the FujiFilm XP10, which is water, dust, freeze and shock proof – and […]
Our St. John Cost of Living
While Chris and I don’t stress about trying to follow a budget (our life is too variable!), a data geek like me enjoys tracking expenses and analyzing trends. We have a cost log published going back a couple years, and we know that many people have found it valuable to get a real-world example of […]
A Day on St. Thomas
Last week we decided it was time to have an adventure off of St. John, and headed over to St. Thomas. There are people and car ferries that run just about every hour between Cruz Bay (the more populated side of St. John) and St. Thomas. It was also time for us to do a […]
Bad Boys House Ruins – St. John, USVI
We’ve been enjoying exploring many of the hiking trails and ruins from the sugar plantation days of St. John, and over the weekend we took the Johnny Horn Trail from Coral Bay over to Leinster Bay. This trail quickly ascends straight up over an island hill, with nearly 500 ft in rapid elevation gain. Definitely […]
