News of St. John

Good Morning, Good Morning! Are we ready for the weekend? We surely are here on St. John! If you are visiting this weekend, you may want to take a trip to St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon for the King of the Wing competition at Magens Bay Beach. This all day event is a chicken wing competition that will be sure to turn out some of St. Thomas and St. John’s finest and the event will boast drinks, festive fun and METHOD MAN! For full information on this amazing annual event to benefit the Virgin Islands Children Museum that was halted due to COVID but is making a 2022 comeback, visit their website and get out there and join in the fun this weekend. Oh, but we were talking about a ST. JOHN island update, right? Haha, ok. Back to business 🙂

Read moreIsland Update!- Restaurant News, Traffic, BVI and Dry Season

Good Day to you all…And, a good day it is!  Today is World Ocean Day.  A day to celebrate the beauty, the life, the energy that our Mother Ocean brings to the earth and to the beautiful Virgin Islands.  Let’s face it, as enchanting as it is, if St. John were not in the middle of this big, blue, beautiful sea that we are fortunate to call our home, the allure might be just a little bit less 🙂  So, in honor of World Ocean Day and to celebrate and promote conservation efforts to protect and restore our blue planet, let’s join in supporting Cruz Bay Realty, Kekoa Sailing and Virgin Islands Expedition Company.   This fundraiser could get YOU a four night stay on St. John in order to enjoy that big blue something that surrounds us, and, unlike other fundraiser we have done in the past, this one doesn’t cost you a thing!

Read moreCelebrate World Ocean Day by Winning a Getaway to St. John!

Good Morning, Good Morning!  After spending the entire weekend at home, catching up on projects and unpacking from weeks on Asante, I finally took an hour yesterday to drive around and check out the beautiful new blacktop on the streets of Cruz Bay and the progress on the Centerline Road repairs.  I am pleased to report that no more will we be driving over pot holes and metal plates in Cruz Bay that shake our already shuddering island rides.  No more do we need to maneuver around craters on (most of) Centerline Road.  As of this weekend, we see amazing progress on our roads on St. John.

Read moreProgress Report- LOOK at These Roads!!!

Good Morning, Good Morning and Happy Fri-YAY!  I don’t know about all of you, but I have had one chaotically busy week and am ready for a little fun in the sun this weekend!  If you have been following along, you’ll probably understand that the recycling program on island is something that I am very passionate about.  When I moved here in 2012, I was astonished that there was disposable plastic EVERYWHERE and no good way to dispose of it (Wait, no recycling?!?).

Well, here we are, ten years later, with many businesses on board for making changes to their long time use of #7 plastic cups, Styrofoam to-go containers, straws and plastic bags.  And this year, the team at Island Green Living implemented PLASTIC recycling into their already well-established aluminum can recycling program with the assistance of a partnership with PADNOS.  And NOW, through a partnership with VI Waste Management, dropping off your recycling and being an environmentally responsible visitor and/or resident just got easier!

Read moreRecycling Made Easier on St. John!

Good Morning, Good Morning! The official announcement came last week from the US Virgin Islands Division of Festivals….This year, we celebrate our Freedoms and the culture of this incredible place once again! After two years without our beloved week long, full fledged Carnival celebration, our annual St. John festival IS BACK this month!

Read moreSt. John Carnival IS BACK!

Hello all!  Many of you may not know this fun little factoid, but Hurricane Season officially lasts for SIX MONTHS  (June 1-November 30)!  Starting on June 1 each year, those of us who live on island start to make sure our pantries are packed, our generators are tuned up and our batteries are charged in preparation for the busier hurricane months of August through October.  This time of year, we begin prepping our boats for haul out, checking to make sure our hurricane shutters are in tact and putting plans in place for the event of a disaster.  Now, this doesn’t mean that we are closed OR that the summer and fall are horrible times to visit.  And, obviously, a lot of these items above are not things you will need to worry about while on vacation.  But, there are some things that you can do as a visitor to ready yourself if a storm moves through while you are here and a few things that you can expect to be a bit different during the peak season storm months.

Read moreHurricane Season 2022 Begins TODAY!

The mystical maritime history of St. John has many layers. From ancient ships with inaugural arrivals of discovery on these shores to present day recreational chartering…Boats of all shapes, types and sizes are an integral part of both the history and the future of St. John. The history of ships in our harbors is diverse but each story is interwoven into the quilt of this beautiful island’s maritime heritage. And each era has a tale to tell. But today, I want to tell you a story about late 20th century classic sailing traditions and boat building of Coral Bay. And, specifically, a story of one little boat with a decades old story to tell that has just returned to her home on St. John.

Read moreCarrying on the Sailing Traditions of Coral Bay- S/V Pepper Returns to St. John

A riveting short film popped up on my radar last weekend and, earlier this week, I took the time to watch this amazingly entertaining seven minute film about Caribbean Marine Ettiquette…Narrated by the sea life.  I was literally laughing out loud at the narration and perspectives as several very informative and oh so important messages were conveyed during the film.  Trust me when I say, you’ll want to take ten today in order to watch this Caribbean Marine Etiquette Public Service Announcement, created by Ziggy Livnat, that features some of our favorite friends from under the sea!

Read moreA PSA From Our Friends Under the Caribbean Sea!