Cool Breeze - I live in Plymouth - wher we have about 3-4 feet of snow on the ground = the wood pile is slowly getting small and the oil tank is getting low - we long for a winter vacation but the financial were not smiling on us this year - but I have already reserved for 2010 - I am a teacher so I...

That pic was awesome - my husband is an amputee who is now confined to a wheelchair - he will love seeing that - I am hoping to bring him to Lameshur so he can get in the water - our son in laws are great about just picking up the chair and carrying him where we are going and want him to be - it mak...

We've been going to the Keys for years - this is our first family trip to STJ - but I expect the routine to be the same - stop at the villa to see what is what - go to the store and get the essentials - rum, beer, mixers, burgers and buns - back to villa to wait for everyone to show up - and party d...

LyssC - I know where Plaistow is too - my aunts live in Hampstead - I live in Northern NH and I say Boston - it is easier - I love St John because it is "wicked pissah" - samoka

It's a delicate balance - you don't want to spoil them too much but you will be depending on them in your old age to be nice to you - my daughters are all grown now and they make the best slaves - of course daddy is their first concern - something about a girl and her daddy - samoka

It's okay to be a little jealous - but the payback next year when you leave her behind.....

Yeah me - I tried again and got it - we too now have a ticker - life is good - samoka

Yeah you - I am still trying to figure out how to get my ticker to work - samoka

djsmom - That is crazy - we are on Reef Bay so we shouldn't have that kind of wave - not sure if we would actually use a surf board - more likely a boogie board - we travel with our adult children and their spouses and I think a couple have tried surfing on other trips we had taken - I like to have ...

We rented on STT and took the jeep to STJ - it was EASY - it seemed like a lot of work to try to get a taxi to the ferry and then get from the ferry to the rental car - samoka

Thanks everyone - we are on Reef Bay - I will keep looking for a board and I will check out Cinnamon - thanks for that tip - now I just have to wait for February to roll around again - samoka

Does anyone know of a place to rent a surfboard or boogie board on STJ? we are staying in a house that is supposedly on a beach where there is good surfing - thanks, samoka

I have a pair of Keen shoes that are made for walking in the water - they have a strap in the back and are adjustable with a cord - I've seen them by a lot of other companies - they worked great for me - I even wore them to snorkel if the shore was rocky - samoka

Thanks Pia - I love reading about my favorite island through others eyes - samoka

We rented direct from the owner - Starlit Escape - the villa was beautiful and VERY clean - although it has 4 bedrooms they only charged us for the 2 we used - it was comfortable and had everything we could possibly need for our week in paradise - samoka