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Joanne

Joanne
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Joined: January 25, 2005 9:41 am
Topics: 7 / Replies: 164
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Re: Suggested Reading

It's extremely light murder/mystery fiction in the style of Murder, She Wrote, but I'm very fond of the three books by Kate Grilley - Death Dances to ...

18 years ago
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Re: STX long trip report Jun 30-July 14

GREAT trip report!!!!!! Very informative, even for this long-time STX visitor. And you met Asa, what a dog!!! I believe that Karen Nelthropp told m...

18 years ago
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Re: directions to the tide pools on STX

I have to agree with arnoldod - there is NO way I would take a vehicle of any kind down there, especially if I did not know the way. Nothing is marke...

18 years ago
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Re: re bug spray

Different approaches work for different people. I have had zero success with non-DEET products, and I have tried a variety of them including those so...

18 years ago
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Re: hiking

I love my October/November week in STX and sorely missed it last year when I went elsewhere (Spain). The weather has always been great with one excep...

18 years ago
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Re: St. Croix.

I've been going to STX since 1989 BH (Before Hugo). Since there is so much to do (or not), I decided a couple of years ago that each time I went to St...

18 years ago
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Re: motion sickness remedy?

Ginger is excellent for nausea of any kind (Mom was right about ginger ale!). I am not prone to motion sickness but always carry a small plastic zipl...

19 years ago
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Re: cane bay off the wall restaurant?

I was told exactly the same thing and that many of the locals are avoiding Off The Wall in solidarity with the staff. What a shame, I hope it revives...

19 years ago
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Re: STX Question

Glad to help - I had to hunt for the search function myself the first time, and clearly yesterday was not my best typing day!

19 years ago
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Re: STX Question

Actually, there's quite a bit on HOTC available the search function under Forum Tools - just type in "Hotel on the Cay" and set for "all dates" I esp...

19 years ago
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Re: St. Croix Information

For local food try Kim's on King Street in Christiansted. Also Harvey's on Company Street has great food but is open only for lunch. There's a guy w...

19 years ago
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Re: shopping in stx

Alas, Beaden has closed (sniff, sniff). Deborah Broad decided that it was time to move on and has gone to Arizona. There is another store/gallery in...

19 years ago
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Another

I just remembered some really nice items I've found at really reasonable prices at Omega Rising on Queen Cross Street. If you check out the map...

19 years ago
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Re: shopping in stx

Oooo, I forgot about From the Gecko- excellent suggestion!!! Purple Papaya and Cane Bay Dive Shop (in the Pan Am Arcade) are also good lower cost sugg...

19 years ago
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Re: shopping in stx

Up Island has some fun clothes - they're underneath Tutto Bene just east of Christiansted. Pacific Cotton on Strand Street in C'sted, Hot Heads in Ki...

19 years ago
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Tan Tan Tours (again)

A friend gave me these rates, which correspond with what I paid for the full day: $60-2 hrs. $80-1/2 day $110-full day w lunch (and it's a go...

19 years ago
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Re: buck island/full or half day:fishing charters

Matt, If your time and budget permit I totally recommend Tan Tan Toursfor a look at parts of St. Croix that even most long time residents have ne...

19 years ago
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Re: STX Trip Report and Tan Tan Tours (very long)

Yup, water shoes/water socks, probably have another name as well. I bought el cheapo at Walmart (end of season) a few years ago with the intention to...

19 years ago
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Re: STX Trip Report and Tan Tan Tours (very long)

Hi Bassman, Yes, the Full Moon Bar is the old Cane Bay Beach Bar under new management. Local lore has it that the property owners had too many c...

19 years ago
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Re: dress codes in stx/jeep rental/beaches

While I agree with Bassman and Jim Dandy, especially about protecting your legs from bugs, you'd be okay with a nice pair of shorts and a good looking...

19 years ago
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