Kings Alley Hotel Christiansted

... place is also the only American place I know where you enter trouble-free, but all citizens, including US citizens, have to clear customs and immigration and be in possession of a passport when departing. (Puerto Rico right next door, for example, is also a US territory, but doesn't do this). Strange indeed. St. Croix is definitely quieter than the other two Virgin Islands and was a perfect way to end this world trip. The resort we stayed at ...

... do for adventurous people! On the tour, we drove all the way to the highest point on St. Croix, from where you could get a glimpse of the beautiful Cane Bay as well as a 360 degree view of the entire island! We also drove through an old rum factory and the very scenic semi-tropical rainforest area which was a lot of fun... After getting back, we decided to take a taxi back to Christiansted and on the way the ...

WOW..... We landed on St. Thomas after 14 hours of traveling to do some more traveling. Hopped a bus-cab with a hodge-podge of travelers in the rain (of all things) and got on a 15 minute ferry headed for St. John still in the rain. Hopped a cab-open air this time- to get to our campsite surrounded by mosquitoes in the pitch black dark Jurassic Park forest. The lizards are chirping so loud that making unnatural ...

... before we come back. We can finally get excited about leaving tomorrow. Greg, our trusted house and dog sitter, will be here at 8am to help pacify the "kids" as we haul the luggage out to the taxi, which arrives at 8:30. First day will be spent checking in and walking/drinking/shopping/eating/drinki ng our way around Old San Juan. Ready for MOJITOS!!!!!! More tomorrow evening after we get settled in.

... of these "greathouses." With acres of rolling green hills, St. Croix's plantation estates also bore crops of okra, cabbage, corn, and other vegetables still prominent in Caribbean cuisine. As the sugar industry declined after the 1960s, tourism became the most important industry on the island.

... including a walking tour of both central and old Madrid and lots and lots of tapas! We figure we'll arrive at our hotel in Tel Aviv about 32 hours after we leave our house...that includes 3 flights and a lot of layover time. The next time you hear from us should be in Tel Aviv. It's interesting that most of you plan a vacation for ...

St. Croix was cool - I stayed at a friend's house who had stayed with me the year before. I went on a school trip with my marine biology class. It was a lot of fun and although many parts of the caribbean are tourist-ridden, st. croix was mainly just locals or ex-pats. The family I had stayed with had been living on st. x for many generations (something like 6, maybe 7) and even ran the Cruzan Rum factory (which at the time was in negotiations with absolut vodka or something ...

... lassen. Man kann zwar den gaesten nicht ganz entkommen, da sie einfach die ganze insel beschlagnahmen, aber jeder hat vollstes verschaendnis dafuer dass wir auch unsere freizeit haben und verdienen! Zur kroenung haben wir dann auch noch am strand frisch gegrillten fisch gegessen.... zwischendurch sind wir dann wieder im glasklaren wasser abgetaucht und haben viele verschiedene fische in bunten farben gesehen! die farben hier ...

... don't have any and they quite happy to keep it that way! Whalen,of ib,( island boy ), however, creates his from a more spiritual rastafarian point of view, so the 2 I have bought, and i am bursting with excitement over them, represent Karma - you get out of life what you put into it and the other one is called island boy - which is aboout living life with joy. You have NO idea how much i love my bracelets. They represent everything about my trip and my life as a whole, and all in a ...

... Later that day i went online to try and update the blog but E was worse than the kids , keeping interrupting ! Her saving grace was that her interuptions often included rum punch! We swapped many stories of dysfunctional friends ( Do you know who you are !!!????? ) It took me about 5 hours to do a day and a bits worth. We had falaffels for tea and then it was off to bed. Big day of snorkelling tomorrow.