Sandcastle Hotel Jost Van Dyke

... I am unable to comment on the quality of the sushi itself because the whole experience was completely soured by the offensive and obnoxious host/owner, a Scot called Alan. Honestly, this man needs a crash course in customer service - he is downright rude, and unless somebody can give me a very, very good reason to make a return visit, I shall not! It's a real shame because I believe he could have made a really good go of it.

... and breeze. <br><br>The pool deck and grounds are lovely, professionally landscaped and once again of 5 star hotel quality. One great design feature of the grounds is that the pool can be closed off from the decks and house by a gate. This was a primary concern of ours as we had a 2 year old in tow. We found many of the Villa&#8217;s on the island had non-childproofed decks and pool areas. Elm Villa is the exception. The ...

Dear Blog,<br><br>Here we are today at St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. The ship made its way into port at 7:00am this morning under beautiful tropical weather.<br><br>Today, I was supposed to experience the best of St. Thomas on a scenic drive combined with a beach, historical and shopping excursion. However, since I woke up this morning with a terrible motion sickness feeling and that I felt quite dizzy, I just couldn't go. Instead, I paid a visit ...

... jumping all around the place, snapping pictures here and there of these natural wonders. Of all of the BVI's, these big huge boulders can only be found here, on the Virgin Gorda island. Nobody can explain why. <br><br>After Mi had enough of swimming, we explored the secluded natural passages of the boulders. It was fantastic. Water rising in between the boulders, the bright sunny sun smiling at us, the beautiful blue sky with cottony white ...

... of which our Caribbean Princess cruise ship could be seen. The views were outstanding. <br><br>We then continued to Mountain Top, the highest point of the island and home of the world-famous banana daiquiri. Once there, we made our way through the building and proceeded to walk next to several shops before arriving to a door that led us outside to a deck. A spectacular view was opening in ...

... rewarded for their effort by some awesome discounts and free things. In passing we would like to thank Alyson Kneteman for her soothing aloe vera gel, because although Sharlene put up a valiant effort she still succumbed to the overwhelming and scorching power of the sun. Tune in next time to hear about the adventures of your bloggin heroes in St. Thomas, USV (no that not USB typoed it stands for United States Virgin Islands)

... uninhabited island with - you guessed it- a sandy beach! But we didn't use the beach at all. We dingyed in and tried to beach the boat but it didn't work and we all had to jump out with our gear and make it to shore (only a little way, but with breaking waves, etc) while the boys tried to anchor it, and eventually succeeded. We snorkeled all up and down the beach and took tons of pictures (of course). This snorkeling was a little different, no ...

... dropped us and randoms down at beautiful White Bay, an amzing part of the world. Sat in the middle of the beach is Ivan's Stress free bar, legendary round these parts. Basically a wooden shack on the white white sand with loads of booze and mosquitoes. We started a tab immediately, with both Ivan and the mozzies. The place is seriously well named - nobody gives much of a monkeys. An example - we arrived on Sunday and asked at Ivan's if they were serving any food. Ted ...

... The trip to Jost Van Dyke is probably 20 to 30 minutes as well-our first stop on White Bay, where we head to the Soggy Dollar, called so because there is no dock, you have to get out in the water and swim/walk your way to shore. I have read about the Painkiller, and while it is still quite early in the day, there is no time like the present. It's a wonderful concoction of rum, cream of coconut, pineapple ...

... for people to join along and play. Before I know it, the tambourine is shoved into my hands by one of my new friends, and for the next hour or so, I am a part of the band. Just call me the tambourine girl! I decide to go back to Myett's for dinner. I have been waiting for Caribbean lobster since last February, and tonight is the night. One of the cool things about Myett's is they have an outdoor grill, and all of the evening's food is displayed around ...