Take me to the Island

That's it! That's all folks!

We are now home back in Canada, I hope you have had some fun keeping up with our adventures! And maybe even helped you feel like you were there on the island!

Shelley

St. John's best kept secret!

This place is probably not a secret to everyone, but it sure was to us! Of all the times we have been to the island we have never eaten here, in fact......we never knew about it! Because if we had this would have been one of my most frequently visited places! I could eat pasta everyday and this place makes the best!

When we arrives at Cafe Roma the place was packed and we asked John (the owner) how long til we can get a table, he told us a half an hour. We said ok, we will be back later. He asked us where we would be and he would come and get us when our table was ready! We were happy to see him come into Crazy Crackers to escort us back 20 minutes later! Is that service?

 

 

To start we ordered Antipasto (WOW), Ceasar salad that you can eat the bowl!, and Bruschetta bread, No photo because it was so delicious we ate it before i could get a picture!

 

Then the ordering of more food! where would we put it all!

 

Spaghetti and meatballs!!!!

 

Veal Guiseppe

 

Blackened Mahi Mahi

So the food was absolutely mouth watering, the service was awesome! I can't wait to get back to the island to eat at Casa Roma! It's right across from Crazy Crackers!

So if you go there for Dinner tell John ...Islandgirl sent you!

Here is their website..Take a look!

http://stjohn-caferoma.com/9caferoma1.htm

Wrapping things up

Geesh,time sure flies quickly when your "On island time"! We decided to head for Cinnamon Bay and take one last dive, one last beer, one last sinking my feet into the sand and looking as far as i can see in these crystal blue waters!

 

 

 

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They Fell!

 

They sailed!!! And did awesome!

After a wonderful day at Cinnamon we decided a night in Cruz bay was in order! YEA! First stop......

 

The Beach Bar!

 

Next stop.....Rob and i dipping our feet into Cruz bay, one last time..**sigh**

 

This is what happens when you have too many lime and coconut at the beach bar!

 

Stopping for a drink at the Quiet Mon!

 

Smoking Cigars at Crazy crackers?

 

And a few drinks at Woody's!

Ok, so i think we tried to hit every bar within 30 feet of each other! But it was a good time!

Then we went for dinner... at St. John's best kept secret!

I'll write about that tomorrow!

Games people play!

After yesterdays rain and rain and rain, we were all happy to see the sun today! We finally got to the Texas cafe for breakfast!

 

Then we headed for the east side and stopped at Sloops place to pick up a customized shirt i ordered from him! It rocks! Thanks Sloop!

 

 

We couldn't go to the east end without stopping at Vie's beach! Her beach has got to be one of the best if your looking for some good conch to eat and free lounge chairs on the beach!!!!

 

 

We played games, yes, we have to make up our own games since none of us thought to bring a football, frisbee or badminton.....not even a sand shovel and pail! So Luis was nice enough to go and find us a football! ( I know it's really a coconut, but don't tell Luis!)

 

 

Ahhh, seems like Luis found another game to play!  Spit the water back INTO the bottle! I think he's onto something!

 

YES! Catch the goat! Seems like you don't have to bring games to play with at the beach they are right there in front of your eyes!

 

 

And then there is the "Drink while you swim" game! Don't do the backstroke...you loose all your beer!!!

 

Oh! And the piggy back game is fun! But not if your the piggy!

 

Taking a break from all the games!

 

 

 

The end of the day! Now...onto skinny legs for supper!!!!

 

The Island breaths a sigh of relief.....

We awoke this morning to rain, not just a light rain it POURED! It sounded like the roof of the villa was coming off. But...the pool is now full, the birds are wet and if you listened real close you can hear the trees, ground and maybe the iguana's sigh....maybe even dancing!

 

Could it be because of these two doing the rain dance?

But even rain didn't hold us down from getting out there. So Rob and i headed to Coral Bay for some drinks and lunch at Island Blues. Great place to hang out during a rainy day!

 

Good food, good drinks and an awesome server! He kept the Lime n coconut mixing in  the blender!

 

This rain was not letting up for quite some time and the cows knew it! They headed for higher ground.

 

 

But the donkeys decided to spend the day near the Annaberg ruins!

 

And i decided if i was going to be went from the rain.....I'd rather be wet standing in Mary Creek!

 

....and the rain kept falling and the roads got flooded! But boy, it sure does make for some nice waterfalls! So if you ask me if there are any waterfalls on this island i will say....Only when it rains!

 

But the rain let up and the skies cleared just in time for a beautfiul sunset!

A little bit of everything............

Today everyone seemed out of sorts! Some of us painted the town last night...so today was pretty rough! So we did a bit of everything today and took it easier than normal.

 

First stop: Trunk Bay

She is a pretty beach, but way too many people there and goodness this beach took the prize for being the roughest today!

 

...and every time i go to truck i buy one of these stupid floaties for $12.95! Then we put it in the jeep and haul it around with us until one of us finally slams the trunk of the jeep and kills the floatie! I really should just hand it to the first kid i see on the beach!

 

The lifeguard chair

Ok, so here it is, the chair of all chairs! It must be a real comfortable chair because so many people came, they sat, they got kicked out from the life guards! The lifeguard would leave and the next people would come, sit, get kicked out. This went on for about an hour before 3 lifeguards put this fine rope around the chair! Cause good lord we are not smart enough to climb over it! So, that outta keep us out! None of us sat in the chair...no wait...Luis did! He got kicked out, no picture though!

 

Chilliaxin at trunk!

Steve, Heidi, Luis and Rob

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Another beach....same day!

 

The flipper boys off to snorkel at Frances Bay! Frances was so much more calmer than Trunk! Good snorkeling.

 

The beach combing rooster!

 

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Can't go down Centerline road without hitting the Smoothie bar! The keylime smoothies rock!

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 It's amazing how fast we all can clean up to go out for dinner! Headed to Rhumb lines.....

 

 

Heidi and Luis

 

Shelley and Rob

 

Rob and Steve

 

The lobster was to DIE for!!!

 

 

ok, this is the whole lobster! He weighed 1 1/2 pounds, tasted great but he has no claws? That's right folks, NO CLAWS! Do Caribbean lobster know they got ripped off? Hopefully they never meet up with a maine, Nova Scotia or Prince edward Island lobster and find out how different they really are! It's like missing body parts! Ok, enough about the lobster, i ate him and he was delicious!

Off to bed....awaiting another beautiful day on the Island!

2 countries....One day

 We started out for Cruz Bay at 8:20 to board our charter at 8:30. Who in the world starts their day at 8:30???? I'm just not a morning person...so this is WAY off for me! I'm pretty good about 12 noon! But i put on my bestest morning face and boarded Lion in Da Sun!

Ok, we have sailed with Josh before and he's a pretty cool guy, so i knew it was going to be a good day!!! If you want to charter a boat and have a blast sailing the waters over to the British Virgin Islands be sure to look up Josh and Matt at

http://stjohntour.com/Charter-Boats/Lion-in-Da-Sun/Index.html    

                               

You won't regret it!!!!

 

 

Okay, we have a boat, we have a captain......

Which way do we go???

Let's go find an island!!!!

 

Ok, i have been to this island known as "Sandy Spit" before, who in the heck named it that! It's wayyyy too beautiful to be a SPIT! So i think i am going to claim this as MY island! Are Ya'll good with that?

 

I might even let Luis visit it!

 

And this man can definately share my island with me!

 

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On to Foxy's

 

 

This place rocks! Best lime n coconut in the BVI's! And so much reading material! LOL So we decided we finally needed to leave a piece of clothing for them! And since no one was willing to give up their underwear so we left a shirt!

 

 

This is how a bar should be! On a beach...beside the sea..Laying in a hammack!

 

Luis, Rob and Josh

 

Enough drinks at Foxy'....Let's go drink and eat at Sidney's

 

Shelley, Sidney, Luis, Steve, Heidi and Rob

 

Shelley and Heidi

(with our NEW shoes!)

 

One really great thing at Sidneys is that we all get to play bartender if we want too! Rob takes full advantage of that and starts mixing drinks!

 

Boys VS the girls....who's the best bartender?

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On to the Soggy Dollar Bar

 

Hey! I can take us there!!!!

 

This is what happens when you have too many painkillers!

What's worse is people take pictures and have proof!

 

And this is what happens when friends let friends drink!

(hey, i at least got my shorts back!)

 

And this is what happens when sand gets into places where sand has NO right to be!

 

Another perfect day in Paradise!

A hard day at Maho

The day started out with Luis brushing his teeth! Normally you would not think that is a big accomplishment, eh? But when you brush your teeth with rub A535! I personally like to use Colgate....but our friend Luis is a very different breed! LOL But i guess, to Luis they both look the same?

After Luis fixed his Tooth brushing situation we headed out for the day and stopped at the Catherineberg ruins(yea, again!)

 

   This is a great way to travel the island if you can't find a donkey! I can rent him out to you if you come to the island!And he will make a stop at the Smoothie bar if you ask!

 

 

The SBA club!

That's right folks! You just can't drive down centerline without hitting the Smoothie bar! And our dear Heidi has discovered that EVERY road leads to the smoothie bar! And for those that don't know what the "SBA" club is, it's  the "Smoothie Bar Annonymous".  If you need to join please contact Heidi!

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3 guys on a mission!

 Things you can do with a beer! Or after you've had a few!

 

 

Handsome guys, eh?

 

 

 

 

A day at Maho ....is best with friends!

(and a case of Carona)

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Why so many pictures of this guy?

Because he is SOOO cool!

 

Wicked burgers and Greek salad at Skinny Legs!!

 

Here they are! Smart, Bad and Jack!

 

It's nice to know anyone can drive on the island! At least he looks behind him to make sure it's clear to back up!

 

And this guy is waiting for clearance!

 

Donkeys!!!!!!

 Another GREAT day in Paradise!!!