Getting around: A few years ago I found 3rd party Garmin-GPS maps for USVI (sorry, I don’t have the web site anymore). I think current Garmin GPS un...

Thanks Matt, I'm trying to get Taylor Babb to look at my design. He's a structural engineer/architect on STX. I need him to tell me: - if anyt...

Yup, I'm with ya, roadrunner... and the way the cove is carved out, depending on where you sit, the sound of the waves can just roar. We really enjoye...

Bombi, I did find the house near Chenay... thanks. We pulled in to the driveway and walked around the house. As we were leaving, the owner arrived. He...

Carambola hotel We got our flight and hotel package through CheapCaribbean.com. We chose the Carambola over the Divi because we had already stayed a...

Hike to Annaly Tide Pools We decided to hike to Annaly Tide Pools one day. We were staying at the Carambola, so we were already at the starting poi...

Restaurants: Dinning to me is about more than just the food and/or the price. I enjoy an outdoor atmosphere, relaxed setting, attentive and persona...

Snorkeling We only got to try a few places. I suspect (I think I’ve read) that, worldwide, coral is in severe decline. So, I didn’t expect to see br...

Are there outdoor showers at Chenay?

Hey, thanks folks, Yes, Cory, that's where I was looking... at the inlet... it looks like groups of coral. Google Earth shows so much detail tha...

Hey Bombi, Thanks for the info... excellent! I thought maybe you were in Hawaii now. I'm in STX from 16-21 Oct. A short trip, but it was a great dea...

IslandHops, I'm jealous... boat living has always sounded "cozy", but liberating to me. Thanks for the insight on the wall heat transfer... ...

If the muslim world was matriarchal, who might be wearing the burqa? If the US was matriarchal, who might be selling sex? Perhaps neither si...

IslandHops, Maybe no one else is responding because it's just so painfully obvious that elevated houses are all over the place. I'm blaming it on th...

Thanks IslandHops, OK, I've put the green house on list of things to see. Yes, I'm far from finalizing my design... I'm still getting ideas....

Thanks DixieChick, I haven't looked into geo thermal at all... any websites I might visit to get ideas how it might integrate into my STX house?

Hi Cory, Yup, I knew you'd like that... I forgot to add solar panels to my list... think you might have time to show me a home with panels... I'll b...

Hi Bernie, My wife, at 53 yo (don't tell her I told her age...) started kick boxing a few years ago... she loves it. She keeps finding more and more...

Yup, but a little clarification for others considering this: taxes were abut $200 each, so final bill for two people from Washington DC to Carambola, ...

Hey nforbes... thanks for the tip. We just signed up for the special. We added a day also ($110 for extra hotel night). The whole process was pretty s...

Just found this video about "do dogs have souls". The beginning is really funny. The rest is very well presented. I still fear that the conce...

Hi Khames, I am a recent land purchaser, hoping to move there in another 5-10 years (kids going thru college, parents still in area...). I've bee...