It’s the weekend many of you have been waiting for! The VI Jam Fest starts today at The Windmill Bar!
The annual three-day event starts today at 1 p.m. and continues through Saturday night. There are roughly 20 bands scheduled to participate. Here is the full schedule:
The Windmill Bar will be closed on Sunday, February 8th. Bingo will be held at The Upstairs Bar in Cruz Bay from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., rather than at The Windmill Bar this Sunday.
See the island of St. John with a longtime resident. See the nooks and crannies that many visitors miss. Explore the beaches, historical sites, perhaps a tiki bar or two, and much more. Full & half days available. Rated “Excellent” on TripAdvisor.
March 5th Update: The scanner has been fixed. Global Entry remains down.
If you are traveling out of the St. Thomas airport this week, please give yourselves more time than usual. The lines have been extremely long over the past week, and I have known several people that have missed flights due to this.
It’s nothing new that there are lines at the St. Thomas airport, but what has been happening over the past week is different. Apparently there is only one scanner that is currently working to scan luggage. This is causing major backups.
Friends of mine were on a 4 p.m. flight Sunday afternoon. They arrived at the airport a little after noon for their flight. They used a porter (red shirt/red cap), and it still took them an hour and fifty minutes to clear through customs and security. They did not check a bag. I know another person who flew out Sunday and was using a wheelchair. It took them an hour to get though without any checked bags. In a nutshell, lines are very long.
On a normal day, the airlines tell you to arrive three hours in advance. You should heed that advice, and wear comfortable shoes.
The island’s main road will be closed to traffic on Saturday, February 28th from 7:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Today’s post will be rather short and sweet. There is going to be a major road closure tomorrow, so you will really need to plan ahead.
The 8 Tuff Miles road race takes place tomorrow from 7:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. This is a running race that starts behind the ball field in Cruz Bay, heads up to the roundabout via the road beside Nella’s and Cool Breeze Car Rental, and then heads out toward Coral Bay on Route 10 (Centerline Road). The race ends at the ball field just before Skinny Legs.
These roads will be closed to all vehicle traffic for the duration of the race.
When the last runner passes through an area, that road will reopen. That means that the road in front of Mongoose Junction will reopen rather quickly. Route 10 (Centerline Road) will take much longer to reopen. The race is capped at three hours, so everything will be completely open after 10:15 a.m.
If you are staying in Coral Bay, you will need to drive up from the main Coral Bay intersection by 7 a.m. to ensure you do not get stuck. An alternative route to town is to take Route 20 (North Shore Road) past the beaches to town. You still will have to get to the Route 10 and Route 20 intersection (near Colombo’s) by 7:15 a.m.
Nearly 1,500 runners are expected to compete in the race.
Want to learn more about St. John? Take an island tour with me!
See the island of St. John with a longtime resident. See the nooks and crannies that many visitors miss. Explore the beaches, historical sites, perhaps a tiki bar or two, and much more. Full & half days available. Rated “Excellent” on TripAdvisor.
Flavorful Delights is a great new spot for breakfast, lunch & sweet treats!
I had one of the best milkshakes of my life yesterday, and, today, I’d like to tell you all about it!
I was with island tour guests yesterday and we had just left the flamingos out near Mandahl when we decided to stop for a quick treat at Flavorful Delights. It’s a new food truck that opened back on November 1st, and it’s located at the former Tourist Trap location near Salt Pond. Specifically, it sits right at the entrance to the Concordia eco resort on Route 107.
I love this place!
Flavorful Delights consists of two bright pink food truck just off of the main road. It has several brightly colored picnic tables, so you really cannot miss it. And even better, and appropriately so, it is decorated with a bunch of flamingos too!
Flavorful Delights serves breakfast and lunch, as well as a variety of smoothies, milkshakes, and more. And like everywhere on St. John, it serves alcoholic drinks too.
My guests each opted for a fresh fruit smoothie, and I splurged for the chocolate shake. It honestly was one of the best I’ve ever had!
So delish!
Flavorful Delights serves everything from smoothies and milkshakes to breakfast sandwiches and burgers. It is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week. You definitely should check it out the next time you’re in the area! Oh, and my island tour guests want you all to know that the restrooms were extremely clean too. Sometimes it’s the little things in life, folks. 🙂
Want to learn more about St. John? Take an island tour with me!
See the island of St. John with a longtime resident. See the nooks and crannies that many visitors miss. Explore the beaches, historical sites, perhaps a tiki bar or two, and much more. Full & half days available. Rated “Excellent” on TripAdvisor.
I know how much you all love watching the webcams located around the island. Well, I have a few more to share with you all today.
Want to see a couple of new ocean views? Then check out the webcams at La Jolla Caribe. This villa has one that overlooks Cinnamon Bay with views of Francis Bay, Jost van Dyke and beyond. Its other webcam looks towards Peter Bay with peeks of Lovango and Congo cays too. Check them out:
The last webcam I’d like to share with you is from our friends over at The Windmill Bar. They have a newish stage cam, so you can now watch live music with one of the best views on St. John!
Moss Henry at The Windmill Bar Saturday afternoon
Check it out live:
One really cool thing about these webcams and all of our webcams is that you can rewind them a bit. Missed the sunset? Not a problem! Just scroll back! I do it often actually.
You can see these three webcams, and all of our webcams, on Explore STJ’s webcam page at www.explorestj.com/webcams. Check it out 24/7, 365 days a year. Enjoy!
Want to learn more about St. John? Take an island tour with me!
See the island of St. John with a longtime resident. See the nooks and crannies that many visitors miss. Explore the beaches, historical sites, perhaps a tiki bar or two, and much more. Full & half days available. Rated “Excellent” on TripAdvisor.
After six long days, the road up Jacob’s Ladder has finally reopened, thanks to the hard work of several St. John residents.
The road leading to the Westin had been closed at Jacob’s Ladder since last Friday morning when a truck carrying a crane slid backwards down the street and crashed. The crane blocked the roadway, creating a traffic nightmare in Cruz Bay.
Crews worked diligently to flip the crane and remove it. That finally happened yesterday afternoon, and crews worked into the night to clean up the roadway. It is now fully reopen as of Thursday morning.
I would like to thank everyone here on St. John who worked to make this happen. I recognize it was no easy feat, and we all appreciate your efforts.
