A year ago I was in your shoes (unsure if we should go b/c of the mixed reviews). We decided to go and were glad we did. It was a nice place to spend the afternoon. My wife & I also signed up for the "turtle encounter" and it was our favorite part of the day.

Last summer on STJ I woke up one morning looking like I slept in a swamp. I had tons of bites (I assume from no-see-ums). They particularily targeted my elbows for some reason. They were all swollen. Itched like heck for about a week. I know some people don't like using deet, but Ive used OFF Active...

Great photos! I can never seem to get enough photos & trip reports.

Does the Equator have a water view as well? Couldn't tell from the pics, although I would think so?? You can see the water (left side of my first pic) but I wouln't say it has water view because it's a bit too far away to consider it that. Inquire at the concierge at Caneel/Equator; they can setup ...

The Equator at Caneel was very nice! The wife & I went there for our (one and only) formal dinner when we were on island for our honeymoon last July. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bk_w/5748443229/" title="IMG_0616 by BK_W, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static...

Congrats! The wife & I visited on our honeymoon last summer; hope its not too long before we are able to return.
(Sorry, no info on the villa tho).

Where do you come up with this stuff. But don't get me wrong, it's quite entertaining.

Pickle wrote:People might start hitting a button instead of commenting (I like the interaction aspect of the forum).

I can see that happening too which wouldn't be good. Commenting is how everyone shares the information we all have.

Definitely post some video & your comments on it after your trip. Im very curious to see how it does on STJ.

Ive always liked the Canon D10, but does anyone have any experience with the GoPro HD cameras? http://gopro.com/ The video is quite impressive for about the same price as the D10s. Wondering if it would be a better deal. But supposedly the housing is curved in front of the lens making things slightl...

liamsaunt wrote:If you offer an anonymous dislike button I can see trouble ahead!

True, maybe thumbs shouldn't be anonymous.

Try Discount or Dependable on STT. Although Id love to support the local businesses on STJ, renting on STT is very convenient.

...if we could have a simple thumbs up or down, would you want that to also be anonymous? I think there should be a thumbs up button & a thumbs down button on each comment. You should have to be signed in to be able to click either one, but you wouldn't be able to see who thumbed up or down. Th...

NO! I love Shipwreck. If it sells I hope the new owners don't change a thing.

Gotcha.
Sigh.......