Sapphire Beach: It was packed this time and I have no idea why because there was only one cruise ship in. This is still one of my favorite beaches and I will always return.

Food markets: We went to 3. The food center near Red Hook. I think it's really overpriced, but they do have almost anything you would need.
Marina Market: Tiny store, out of some things, but convenient because we were in Red Hook alot.
Mandahl: Extremely convenient if you're in the Mahogany Run area.
We used so much ice that I couldn't believe it. We would take 2 coolers and fill them up with soda and beer and use the ice for that and ice melts fast down there.

We're glad we brought the food we brought. We cooked in every breakfast except the last day (ate at Molly's) and we cooked in alot for dinner. It was great having the barbeque at Oceancliff and we put it to good use.

The locals: I thought most people were very nice. I only had one problem getting off the ferry and it was at rush hour. I almost got pushed right off of it, a rude moment, but those moments can happen anywhere.

Smith Bay area needs a little sprucing up, that's where we noticed most of the trash, but it's only a few blocks long. No big deal...just wish people would take more pride in where they live and work.

Mosquitos & noseeums...believe it or not....had none. We were very lucky.

One thing that 2 of the girls had were welt type marks on them about the size of a quarter. They were just itchy and I wouldn't be surprised that they were from jellyfish.

Going back to the airpot: Do yourself a favor, if you see it busy, get yourself a porter. We've used Dafney 3 times and she'll get you to the front of the line. It feels strange, but we were there 2 hours ahead of time and I have no idea how we would of made it without having her help us out. We just about made the plane.

All in all we had a great trip. The snorkeling was really good and if we had our way we would of gone out with Captain Kevin every day.

Looking forward to going back sooner then later!