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18"18'57.28"N 64"47'22.18"W
Where to Stay:
There are limited but quaility choices of resorts to stay
on the Island of St. John. Check out the following:
Gallow's Pointe - Condo-style vacationing
PO Box 58
St. John, VI 00831
Phone (800) 323-7229 or (340) 776-6434
www.gallowspointresort.com
The Westin St. John - Resort-style vacationing
P.O. Box 8310
St. John, Virgin Islands 00831
Phone (340) 693-8000
www.westin.com
Caneel Bay - Super luxury
P.O. Box 720
St. John, U.S.V.I. 00831-0720
Phone (340) 776-6111
www.caneelbay.com
If there is interest in staying in a villa, please let us know or contact,
Mary Bartolucci, via email at mary@islandstyleweddings.com for villa rentals..
There are numerous villa options on the island (some right next door
to the villa where the wedding will be held.
Mary Castle Bartolucci
340-774-1484 office
340-642-1629 cell
What to Do:
Snorkeling:
At Trunk Bay beach, there is an underwater guided snorkeling tour.
Equipment rental available.
Diving:
Chris Sawyer diving experience can set you up on a day or night excursion. www.sayerdive.vi
Fishing:
TBD. Several fishing trips will be planed.
British Virgin Island Excursions/Water Sports/Rentals-
Cruz Bay Watersports Co. (located in Cruz Bay and at the Westin Resort)
www.divestjohn.com
Shopping-
Mongoose Junction or Warfside Villa
www.mongoosejunctionstjohn.com
Hiking:
About the Island:
St. John is “the most beautiful island in the Caribbean”
with “the most superb beaches and views” declared Lawrence
Rockefeller as he addressed the Senate Subcommittee on Territories
and Insular Affairs in the 1950’s and I'm sure I have said something
like that to someone at some point also.
St. John, in the US Virgin Islands, is one of the loveliest,
friendliest and most beautiful places I have been in the world. The climate
is tropical, but moderated by the ever-present trade winds. Moreover,
St. John is an American Paradise, a territory of the U.S.A. Considered
by many including me to be the loveliest of the three United States Virgin Islands,
St. John is also the smallest. Only nine miles long and three miles wide,
two thirds of the island is the Virgin Islands National Park, allowing
its spectacular beaches and untouched forests to remain in pristine
condition for future generations. Picture perfect white sand beaches (Me any stacy
found Trunk Bay to be the most amazing beach we could imagine. see pic below),
colorful corals, rainbows of tropical fish and endless vistas of green
velvet hills coalesce into a paradise in the Caribbean.
Getting around the island is easy. Cruz Bay, the town where
the ferry docks, is on the west end of the island across Pillsbury
Sound from the Red Hook ferry dock in St. Thomas. It is connected by
St. John’s three major paved roads to most of the bays and beaches
and to Coral Bay, the picturesque yacht harbor on the east end of the island
where there is this awsome little pirate bar (island blues). St. John's
surprisingly large array of restaurants range from breeze cooled spots for
barbecue or burgers to air-conditioned hideaways for Continental or EuroAsian
cuisine. Visitors who rent private villas or condos find ample supplies of
fresh and frozen foods, delicatessen and baked goods, and a good selection
of liquors and wines, which is nice.
Shopping on St. John (for the ladies) is a pleasant surprise, whether
for luxuries (what stacy likes) or necessities. St. John presents
imaginative shops offering distinctive resort wear, quality jewelry,
and unique international and local crafts as well as duty free goods.
The island’s two main shopping areas, Mongoose Junction and Wharfside
Village are within walking distance in Cruz Bay. Each area has a
personality all its own, and are attractions in themselves offering
charming restaurants, cafes, and bars. The art galleries and artists'
studios feature work, by artists who work and live on the island, which
is nice if you like that kind of thing.
The beauty and charm of St. John attracts most people who visit to come
back again and again,Stacy and I love it and we hope you will to!.
Wondering what the little squiggly is that is all over the site?
I bet you are, well its a secret.. na, I'm just kidding; its an
ancient Petroglyph 3000 years old that is found on rock walls
of the east end of the island. It has been adopted as a symbol
of st. john. You can hike and see the petroglyphs for yourself, thats
of course if you're into things like: walking and scoored rock.
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