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08/29/2010 07:50 AM
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Earl
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This Earl character is giving me a tropical depression. Presently a Tropical Storm, he’s forecast to become a Cat-1 hurricane later today. Well it’s that time of year folks. St. John as well as the rest of the US and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are officially under a Hurricane Watch, meaning that “Hurricane [...]
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08/15/2010 05:54 AM
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Trunk Bay Snorkel Trail Part Two
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More Trunk Bay Snorkel Images
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08/14/2010 02:39 PM
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St. John Snorkeling: Trunk Bay Underwater Snorkel Trail – Part One
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Just off the east end of Trunk Bay is a small island called Trunk Cay. On the west side of the island the Virgin Islands National Park (VINP) has created a snorkeling trail for visitors to this the most popular beach on St. John. I revisited the snorkel trail a few days ago with an [...]
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08/01/2010 10:36 AM
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Sunset at Ram Head
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Ram Head Point, St. John US Virgin Islands (USVI) The above photo was shot yesterday at sunset rounding Ram Head Point. Ram Head, on the southeast of St. John is always a dramatic place, but at sunset it is particularly beautiful.
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07/31/2010 06:37 AM
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St. John Snorkeling: A Cool Whistling Cay Snorkel Course
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Not for Everyone! You can snorkel around the point at Whistling Cay and return through the passage between the cliffs on the cay. There’s a really cool snorkel route around the reef and rocks on the eastern side of Whistling Cay. It’s not for everyone though as you will need to be an experienced snorkeler [...]
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07/28/2010 04:14 AM
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Soggy Dollar Bar 40th Anniversary Party: More Videos
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Sandcastle Hotel, White Bay, Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands The founders of the Soggy Dollar Bar and Sandcastle Hotel are George and Marie Myrick. They first came to the Caribbean and cruised the island- on the Water Lily, a 53-foot motor-sailer, which they ran as a charter operation and for the owners. They then [...]
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07/27/2010 04:02 AM
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St. John Flora: Paddle Cactus
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Paddle cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) Both the fruit and the paddles of this commonly found St. John cactus are edible. Nopales or nopalitos are the grilled paddles of the cactus. The fruit is also edible, but you have to be sure and get rid of all the spines. A friend of mine, the Ghost, told me [...]
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07/26/2010 07:00 AM
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Soggy Dollar Bar 40th Anniversary Party, Jost Van Dyke, BVI
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Soggy Dollar Bar, White Bay, Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands Saturday the owners of the Sandcastle Hotel and Soggy Dollar Bar celebrated the 40th anniversary of the establishment. Originally built by George Myrick in 1970, the Sandcastle passed through two more hands, before evolving into it’s present incarnation. The Soggy Dollar Bar is, among [...]
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07/24/2010 06:27 AM
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Press Release: St. John Blues Festival
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ST. JOHN, USVI – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Steve Simon, the creator, producer and Blues Boss of the world-renowned Johnnie Walker St. John Blues Festival proudly announces that the 9th annual Johnnie Walker Blues Festival will have 2 nights of celebrity concerts in the Coral Bay Ball Field…….Friday evening March 18th and Saturday evening March 19th. [...]
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07/23/2010 05:32 AM
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St. John Virgin Islands: Earthquakes and Rainbows
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Rainbow The rain keeps coming. Not normal July weather here on St. John. Looks like our weather system has developed into a tropical storm, TS Bonnie, heading into the Gulf of Mexico. Yesterday was clear most of the day and I did get to see a cool rainbow late in the afternoon. Earthquake 21st July [...]
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