Life is short - snag those tickets! The details will work out somehow. That's how we came to be going in October, even though it was totally unplanned and nowhere in the "budget" . Now, we need to figure out where we can stay... Such problems, huh?

Thank you so much for a wonderful trip report. Makes me feel like I'm almost there!

Thanks, Pia !
Can't wait to see them again in October (lucky me!)...

http://www.shrinkpictures.com/ is terrific! Thanks so much for suggesting it, sunlover. Now I can finally have my favorite bird as my avatar!

But - the suspense is killing me - I can't see it in the preview. Will it work?

Hope you have a wonderful time...and savor every moment.

We'd love to stay in Coral Bay, MBW, and St. John Livin' looks lovely. We'll definitely look into it. Thanks for the great suggestion!

Must be a verb, RickG :lol: ! We haven't even thought about where to stay yet. It will be just the two of us (we've always brought kids, siblings, in-laws, etc. on previous trips, and rented a big house) and we're hoping not to spend much. Anybody have any suggestions? All we pretty much need is a b...

We just got some great airfare, so we'll be on island Oct. 26 through Nov. 1 . We'd love to join in, so please keep us posted on when & where!

I bought a case at BevMo here in CA for my husband for Valentine's Day and they told me then that they would no longer be carrying it. Same excuse, the distributor. But I just checked the BevMo site and they still have some. So perhaps it will be back? I also emailed them, btw, to ask them to keep c...

We rented Meritage last August. It's a beautiful, older villa, with incredible views, but at the time (and I emphasize this) was not well-maintained. Apparently the property managers were not doing their job -- the stove didn't work properly, lots of little things were broken, we had a backed up toi...

We took Gift Hill Road back from Coral Bay this morning and it was a wacky as usual, but there were no bad potholes or construction to speak of.

I do feel lucky -- thanks!

We're catching the red-eye from LAX and will be in STT/STJ by early afternoon tomorrow (if all goes well, of course) :D . Thanks so much for all the great advice, ideas and encouragement from everyone. We'll be thinking of you! And yes, Anthony, this is the last time I'll use my ticker -- just coul...

I'm with you, Mia. There are so many wonderful locally owned places to eat on STJ, we've never wanted to eat at one of the resorts. Couldn't imagine the experience there would be all that different from restaurants back home. Maybe we're wrong? It's been a few years, but I can't ever remember havin...