Husband and I are leaving tomorrow morning for our second trip back to St. John this year and the first time out of five trips that it is just the two of us without kids and their friends in tow. I must say I am eagerly looking forward to just the two of us. The island has been a very special place ...

CA Girl, glad to hear you are not in imminent danger. My daughter is at San Diego State so I am keeping a close look on the fire developments.

Northern CA thinking postive thoughts for our Southern friends.

jbr

I can chime in on the Moorea question. We went in Nov 2004. The islands are indeed beautiful. You will not get the white sand beaches that are found on St. John though. I would say snorkeling is about equal. Terrain is very lush on Moorea. The people are very friendly and love to talk about their is...

I think the airlines are feeding our addiction by tempting us with such low fsres.

Thank you all for the suggestions. Any thoughts on Cruz Bay Villas? I like having a pool to dip in after a full day at the beach. I know that's difficult given my price range.

jbr

FYI - I need to spend < $1,000 for the week. Off season rates apply.

jbr

Ok, yesterday I said I jumped on some $290 RT tickets out of San Francisco. Today I need to query about some inexpensive (read: cheap) rentals. I have looked at Samuel Cottages (no pool but sounds clean and well kept). Cruz Bay Villas (looks nice with pool but I believe the "montrosity of Siren...

I wanted any of those forum members that may be from the San Francisco area to know that American has airfare for $290. I got real crazy and purchased two tickets for this December. The reason that's crazy is because I just got done paying for the six of us that went in June!!! I'm giddy with excite...