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FormerOhioGuy

FormerOhioGuy
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Re: St Croix - visiting on Friday 9/3/04

Forty dollars sounds like a real bargain for all that. According to Thursday's Avis, a film crew from an upscale travel company was at the Buccan...

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Re: St Croix - visiting on Friday 9/3/04

If you go anywhere in a taxi, agree with the driver on the fare beforehand. Trust me.

20 years ago
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Re: Information on 1970s VI Government

The Library of Congress has nearly every publication printed in U.S. history. You might look at the online catalog. Some histories of the USVI might b...

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Re: St Croix - visiting on Friday 9/3/04

Today on St. Croix was mostly sunny, very warm, and very breezy. We had a two-minute sun shower around noon. This is mostly what you should experience...

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Re: Information on 1970s VI Government

You could try calling the main public library on St. Thomas. www.viphonebook.com There may be a political science department at the University of...

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Re: Mount Vistory Camp STX

Actually, you can see the estate in about an hour, and it's 5 minutes from the beach. The property goes all the way down to the ocean.

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Re: Groceries & Snacks on St. Croix

The people who run the place just mentioned are very nice and the food is good. I was once overcharged and didn't realize it, and as I was pulling out...

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Re: Mount Vistory Camp STX

I briefly went to the camp on Saturday, 8/28. It's right off Creque Road, which is paved but at present has a lot of potholes and is very overgrown. T...

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Re: winter water temperature

I believe it's a chilly 79F! In summer, it's up to 84F. People born here or who have lived here a while can supposedly tell the difference. Can't answ...

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Re: Virgin Islands in October????

You're not crazy traveling here in October any more than people who live here are crazy being here in October. October is usually a rainy month, but a...

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Re: Mount Vistory Camp STX

Actually, a "deep woods" is a "tropical island feel." St. Croix used to be all forest. I've never had the time to go in, but it's in the northwest for...

20 years ago
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Re: Help Please!

You can, of course, get married on Saint John but have accommodations on another island. We have boats and planes here!

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Re: dolphin swims or encounters

As I understand it, dolphins are only occasionally seen here.

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Re: Just Very Curious

I'm beginning to think Linda may have gotten on the wrong plane and ended up in Dominica. (Just kidding, Linda. I gather that at least you had a good ...

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Re: Just Very Curious

St. Thomas actually makes a ton of money off the tourist trade. It's the shopping mecca of the Caribbean. I think the lack of a sales tax is intended ...

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Re: What to do?

It is very dry in the USVI right now. This is the dry season here. So far today on St. Croix, it's rained three times-for about two minutes each. We p...

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Re: Planning a trip to St Croix soon

You could easily spend a month here and not run out of things to do. Plus, many places have few or no tourists.

20 years ago
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Re: Bug situation...st. thomas...!

Yes, we have a ton of insects here, year-round. De creepy-crawly dem mostly come out at night. They sleep during the day under rocks, in the roots of ...

20 years ago
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Re: Trip end of aug 31/sept 6

On St. Croix, only a few places are closed. There are few tourists here now, and hotel rates are down on all the islands. If I lived up north, I'd onl...

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