wanderer
@wanderer
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Joined: February 11, 2014 7:31 pm
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Re: Living like a Crucian

I just tried to search the stx today, comments and it did not come up. Maybe it has been removed. Try searching for trw all dates. Found it:

11 years ago
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Day 9. I hear music coming from my neighbor's cottage. It's Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole "Over The Rainbow". An absolutely beautiful performance: ...

11 years ago
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Is this an extended vacation blog or are you thinking of moving to St Croix? This is a pre-move visit. Yes, I am thinking of moving to STX. ...

11 years ago
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Day 8 (continued). Strange things happen on the island. As I was ready to leave Plaza Extra, I turned on my Garmin, and it responded with this: ...

11 years ago
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I enjoy your writing style. Very simple. I write the same way. Are you staying west? Thanks, Jamison. Yes, I am near Frederiksted.

11 years ago
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The late nights are lovely. It's 75 degrees Fahrenheit. No humidity. I am on the porch. It's my favorite spot to be. There is a concept of a "home" ke...

11 years ago
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Day 8 (continued). I go to the beach. The Sun is below the horizon, and it's dark. People are afraid of darkness. In the darkness, you don't...

11 years ago
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Made me think of Troy as well. Sigh. TRW with out the dark side. Who is TRW? I'd like to meet him/her.

11 years ago
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Day 8. I ran out of edible items in my cottage, so I took my second trip to Plaza Extra. Driving on the left is one of the best things that STX h...

11 years ago
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Not bad you mean for a beer that is made in Maine. I didn't look at the bottle, but here it says St. John Brewers.

11 years ago
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Tried to capture a special, "panoramic" pic of the ocean, but it didn't come out quite right. You can see the stitches on the pic. I gotta learn to mo...

11 years ago
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Mango Pale Ale! Love that beer! The balance is just right. Well done, Virgin Islanders!

11 years ago
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Day 7 (continued). Got to the beach near Frederiksted. I don't know where the best beaches are yet, so I chose the closest to me. Here it is: ...

11 years ago
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I still haven't figgered out how to get out of the blender 🙂 Shrunk to that size, the glass would be about as thick as my body so I can't imagi...

11 years ago
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Day 7. STX, as part of the United States Virgin Islands, is classified as an "unincorporated organized territory of the United States". That's qu...

11 years ago
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My favorite question is this: Imagine you are surrounded by 1000 angry, hungry tigers; what do you do ? the answer reflects on a metaphysical leve...

11 years ago
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Yup. They're not really storms though. It's more like thick smog settling over you. The dust keeps the big ol' spinny things at bay 🙂 Excellent...

11 years ago
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My pleasure, wanderer. Late August will tell you everything you need to know - as far as the heat goes, that is. As a bonus, the sea can lay as flat a...

11 years ago
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Thanks, speee1dy. I researched quite a bit before I came here, and had the (apparently totally wrong) impression that the weather is pretty much the s...

11 years ago
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Day 6 (continued). The world is complex. Very complex. It has always been. You may think that it may not be the case, because the entire Universe...

11 years ago
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Re: OFF SEASON

I have the same question.

11 years ago
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Day 6 (continued). One word that I frequently hear on STX is "snowbird". Here is the dictionary definition: snowbird: snowbird 1.I...

11 years ago
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you hit your visit at the right time. in the summer we have tons of humidity. also looks pretty clear right now but there are days that the desert dus...

11 years ago
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Day 6 (continued). The people on STX look good. My host is a 70+ year old lady who lived on the island for the last 40+ years. She looks like 45....

11 years ago
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Most VI residents would rather have a gas/propane stove -- most cooks as well -- electricity is very costly and can be unreliable here but gas stoves ...

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