White Water Rafting on the Black River

Last week, I had the opportunity to go white water rafting with a group of volunteers. It was a team building/thank you for those who give of their time to the army families who live here.
There were many “nervous” women before the trip started. I had been rafting on the Snake River in Wyoming so [...]

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The Winner is…

…FG selected a name as the winner of “Barefoot”

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New Favorite Wine

I go through stages with wines. Were money not an object, I know exactly what I would prefer to drink, namely, Chauteauneuf-du-Pape (Clos des Papes), Cakebread or Grgich Hills. When I worked at a hotel in the Grand Tetons, our very informed Food and Beverage Manager, Dan, had a wine tasting for us much less enlightened wine drinkers. I learned so [...]

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Barefoot and Other Summer Reading

So far this summer, I’ve read the following:
Love Walked In, by Marisa de los Santos. It’s an interesting story of love and how, when you date (marry) someone, you get all those family & friends connections. In other words, baggage or some sort of complication comes with almost everyone. It’s an easy read with references to classic movies [...]

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Vacation Wrap-Up

Our last two days on St. John were spent at the resort ~ we felt no need to wander the island anymore. Favorite Girl could have spent the whole day at the beach just outside of our room but we took her on a mini-boonie stomp ~ it was only a half mile hike but, if [...]

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Birthday Memories

My recent visit to Caneel Bay and Little Dix Bay brought back a flood of memories of my Dad. He enjoyed island living as much as I do. Today is his birthday and you can go here for my original post. Here’s a photo of him enjoying two of his favorite past-times, the beach and running:

Happy Birthday, [...]

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Cinnamon Bay

Cinnamon Bay should be called Sugar Bay because the sand is so white and soft. Like Trunk Bay, Cinnamon is located within the National Park. The beach has a small rental shop for items such as snorkel gear, boogie boards, etc. It’s a long winding beach with more waves than the other beaches on the island [...]

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No TV Makes For More Creativity…

None of the rooms at Caneel Bay have TVs and, although I don’t feel like we’re addicted to TV, it’s on way too much in our home ~ usually for background noise. I wasn’t sure how Favorite Girl (FG) would do with a week of NO TV but it turned out to be wonderful. Of course, we were outside most [...]

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Trunk Bay in the Virgin Islands National Park

We had our rental car reserved until Friday at 1:15 pm and took full advantage of it ~ returning it ONE MINUTE before it was to turn into a pumpkin & cost us an extra day. Breakfast Buffet was included in our room rate and we ate like kings every morning. My favorite being the green tea [...]

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Skinny Legs in Coral Bay

My friend, Sandie, who lives on the island, suggested we eat at Skinny Legs while we’re here. My older brother used to call me skinny legs when I was little so how could I not give it a try?! Even though we were looking like a trio of salty dogs from our snorkeling adventure, we [...]

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