Shot of Brandi: Sandy Cay
Captain Brandi tells us what Rockefeller, Caneel Bay and the BVI’s all have in common with everybody’s favorite Little Buddy. Gilligan’s Island, uh, we mean, Sandy Cay, below.
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January 4th, 2008 08:19
Great feature! 19 degrees here in NJ this was a welcome sight!
January 4th, 2008 08:58
I believe that the island shown at the start of Gilligan’s Island is actually off Nassau in the Bahamas - also called Sandy Cay. At any rate, it is a beautiful site for those of us in the NE where we’ve had 2 days of frigid cold.
January 4th, 2008 09:10
According to multiple websites about the “Gilligan’s Island” opening shot:
“The island seen in the show’s establishing shots is Coconut Island, one of Hawaii’s tiniest, located in Kaneohe Bay on the northeast shore of Oahu. This twenty-five acre tropic island in reality was the site of an eloquent estate, cabins, a beach cabana, a swimming lagoon, and a boathouse that have hosted such dignitaries as Presidents Harry Truman, and Lyndon Johnson. In 1985, the island was put on sale with an asking price of 8.75 million dollars.”
Anyway, I’d rather be on Sandy Cay than on Gilligan’s Island, any day.
January 4th, 2008 09:34
New wider format !….are we able to do 16 x 9 …whats next Hi Def
January 4th, 2008 10:33
Don’t you just love Captain John?!! I’m ready for my “three hour tour”!!! Happy Friday, all!
January 4th, 2008 10:55
I am not jealous. I am not jealous. I am not jealous. Ok, well that didn’t work. I’ve just decided the feature drink for my Maryland happy hour tonight will be Painkillers - in your honor, of course! Thanks for the oasis in my frigid day! (and by the way, lighten up people — he’s a BOAT CAPTAIN! THEY TELL REALLY GOOD STORIES! HE’S NOT ON THE WITNESS STAND!)
January 4th, 2008 11:02
Cap’n John is the greatest. I bet he could have fixed that dang hole in the boat. His wife Sue can be Mary Ann. Let’s go!
January 4th, 2008 13:45
Happy New Year Everyone
i really like the new wide format.
great shots of sandy cay.
one question, can someone let me know
the best time of the year to go to stj.
i’ve been there in june with family 4 times.
i really would like to go at a different
time of year. thanks
Have a Great Island Weekend.
January 4th, 2008 14:14
Actually, I’m more interested in the replacement of the palm tree on Sandy Spit, than where the openeing of Gilligan’s Island was shot.
Any updates on the palm tree on the Spit?
-Bert
January 4th, 2008 14:21
Gone for good. Just isn’t the same.
Ugly little hill of sugar soft white sand surrounded by ugly turquoise water. Bluck.
January 4th, 2008 14:50
Jeff, I don’t care how ugly you try to make it sound…it’s still BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! and I wish i were there right now!!
I have a nice picture of it, but I don’t think I can post phtos on here, can I?
Thanks for the update!
-Bert
January 4th, 2008 14:54
Hi Bert:
Yes, you can post pix. Use html code. BUT, keep the picture size at or below 400 pixels wide. You’ll muss-up my sandbox if it’s bigger.
Jeff
January 4th, 2008 15:01
Hi there. Great shots. Some of our son’s ashes are buried on the far left of the beach under a bougainvellia bush we planted on Dec 1994. He chose this site and we always try to go back around his birthday. Didn’t make it this time do to Sandie’s breast cancer. Hopefully we be back soon. Thanks for the video…God bless…Bill
January 4th, 2008 15:33
Test again.
-Bert
January 4th, 2008 15:39
Bert is trying very hard to post this.
January 4th, 2008 15:46
Thank you Jeff……..thank you…….it was just a little palm tree……all alone, and now…..it’s gone…..
-Bert
January 4th, 2008 17:00
Answer for Quenton:
Quenton,
Just about anytime is a good time to be on-St. John. Late summer is great because the crowds are gone and the water is at its warmest, calmest and clearest. We were there in August and had a terrific snorkel with John Brandi at the wreck of the Rhone. The water was so calm and clear you could snorkel the whole wreck and see clearly 90 feet down!
January 4th, 2008 21:38
This is my favorite video so far! Sandy Spit is like no other place in the world, just look at the magical color of the turqouise water againest the mound of sugar sand & palm trees, it’s simply paradise! I loved the music, plus John tells some pretty good tales.
January 5th, 2008 07:14
Whats Gilligan’s Island??? The better the stories…the better the Captain rrrrrrr.
Great Vid!!!
Jeff does one ‘need’ a passport or ‘need’ to check in with BVI to go to Sandy Cay…wink wink…Thanks, Dave
January 5th, 2008 08:22
Captain John is the best.
We had so much fun with him and Sue too.
Like the “Greenport” hat Captain John!
January 5th, 2008 08:44
thank you Michael,
i really love stj, just wish i had the money to
buy coco beach villa. (but don’t alot of us)
the only reason i asked, since i’ve always gone at the end of May or the beginning of June, was that i wondered how i would be around
Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.
thanks again, have a great week
quenton
January 5th, 2008 09:36
Quenton,
Anytime is great to visit St. John. However, Thanksgiving falls in our rainy season so weather can be unpredictable. Christmas brings the crowds, high prices and the Christmas winds.
I was at Pastory Gardens last night for dinner and nearly froze, by St. Johnian standards. Winds were kicking up and even though I had jeans and a sweatshirt on I was still chilly.We put the quilt on the bed last night up here on Gifft Hill.
Also, the Christmas winds tend to make the seas a bit dicey.Was thinking about sailing to Jost, left her on the hook instead.
Gary
January 6th, 2008 07:42
AHHHHH, Sandy Cay…been there on a charter and it was the highlight of our trip. Truly a little slice of heaven. Imagine mooring nearby, floating in on lounge chairs and having the crew members swim beers out to us in waterproof backpacks. I’m tellin ya, that was an experience to remember! Thanks Jeff, for featuring it.
For Quenton: We’ve been to STJ twice Fourth of July week and now we go in January…TIP: If your budget allows, go the first week of JAN, Xmas crowds are gone and the weather is perfect…low-mid 80’s and no humidity.
January 6th, 2008 21:53
We took an “eight hour tour” last Tuesday with the captain himself to Waterlemon Bay, the Indians and Norman Island, had lunch at the Willy T, and spent an idyllic afternoon at White Bay. What a treat! He took us to see Sandy Cay up close and personal (only, Quenton, to answer your question, it was so crowded New Year’s Day, that we could’ve hardly made it to shore through all the boats and bodies if we needed to abandon ship!) He is so entertaining and we looooved his stories, so did the kids. They haven’t stopped talking about him since! He can even talk about hockey with the eight-year olds! Gotta love that! You know, the Gilligan’s island story reminded us of the “Christopher Columbus landed here first” stories.