Tigger has feeling in all four limbs now, and here he is wearing the special doggie life jacket sent down by On-StJohn.com reader Nancy. Dave is helping Tigger stand, just before a swim in Johnson Bay, where all four legs paddled while Tigger chased his tennis ball.
Ann Marie plans to bring Tigger back to the Low Key Watersports office late next week, and he’ll continue his daily water therapy in Cruz Bay, so if you’re around stop in and scratch an ear. (Yours too if you want.)
We’re open to correction on this one. A couple of maps call this Little Reef Bay, and the Beach by the Reef Bay sugar mill ruins Genti Bay. But maybe we have them backwards. At any rate, enjoy.
Another travel writer has named Trunk a top beach….blah blah blah. But here’s the deal, it comes in Number 9. Out of 10. Crackhead.
We all know there are beaches on St. John that are “better’ than Trunk in their own ways, but sometimes I get all upset when Trunk isn’t NUMBER ONE on these kinds of silly “best of” lists. (I’ve got the flu and I’m cranky. Sorry.)
Anyway, Shermanstravel.com has named a beach in the Indian Ocean as the best beach in the world. I am only guessing, but that’s probably somewhere around India. Or Africa. Or someplace that’s not a 2 hour flight from Miami. Which kind of makes it more of a missionary assignment than a vacation.
Trunk Bay, which is in the Caribbean, is number 9.
Our favorite beach in the whole world? Wow. Tough call. But it’s not between Africa and India.
As it happens, Trunk Bay is right up there, but in no particular order, Honeymoon, Oppenheimer, Solomon. You?
Not to stir up trouble, but aren’t they called patrol cars? This is a typical weekday afternoon. The entire police department staff at the station enjoying the air-conditioned HQ. Sometimes they have to double park just so they can all not patrol. Not to stir up trouble…
Among humans, 27 year old St. Johnian Jeremy Zuber wins for the fifth straight year, but honestly, isn’t the cheating pig what the networks will be talking about?
Most folks know about places like Deli Grotto (excellent) or Baked in the Sun (just as excellent) for food to go. There are other choices. They also come and go, so we like to give them a few months to prove they’ve got staying power. Here’s a couple of recently added options to consider for pre-beach preps. On the Cruz bay side, Starfish’s star chef Ted Robinson is still cranking out the Chef’s Ted Creations. Salads, sandwhiches and wraps. Here’s a grilled chicken Caesar salad. Very tasty. At $11.50, it’s also on the pricey side.
On the Coral Bay side, here’s the Big Belly Grinder, a major freaking sandwich, and about half the price, at the Big Belly Delly. (Did you just ask what’s on it? Don’t ask. Just eat.) Like Deli Grotto, Big Belly sandwiches are really obscenely huge. Unless you’re really hungry, one will do for two.
We told you earlier this week that the new Starfish Gourmet Market will soon be delivering. Now get a look at what you can take home yourself. Meet manager Paul Tsakeres, a guy with a Greek name, a restaurant background and Nantucket listed as a previous address. Paul and his gourmet store, below…
Say “hi” to Maddie. She lives on a boat smack dab in the middle of Great Cruz Bay and she’s a good girl because she remembered her assignment. We told Maddie to wake up her Mom at 11 o’clock last night so Mom could take a picture of the lunar eclipse from the middle of the bay for us. Nice work Maddie (and your Mom too.)
Soft open for the brand new St. John Waterfront Bistro. Looks like it’s ready to test the waters on the Omaha stages, with Broadway in its sites. Soft open is always a good idea for a new restaurant. Stay tuned for official Grand Opening information.
We think Kenny Chesney’s got a right to his privacy and all, but $14 million is pretty hard to keep under the radar. The singer’s mountaintop home in Susannaberg high above Caneel Bay, which he bought less than two and a half years ago, was just listed for that eye-popping figure, tying the most expensive real estate listing in St. John history. For that price, you get an 11,000 square foot, 7 bedroom compound. Sold furnished, but no mention of an old blue chair.
Mr. Chesney may soon run out of St. John properties to sell. Last year, he sold a lower Peter Bay house for $4.8 million and an upper Peter Bay lot for $6.6 million.
Here’s Tigger getting some therapy at Johnson Bay, where he tried to swim a little on his own. Swimming was followed by a flea and tick bath. Tigger continues to get acupuncture treatments every other day, and can lift a paw all by himself now. Tail? Check. Left paw? Check. He’s getting there.
In our final installment of the Reef Bay Coastal Hike, we go from the sugar mill ruins to the Petroglyphs. Believe us when we tell you, the payoff is well worth the time. (And see if you can spot the National Park’s spelling error along the way!) Get ready for a zen moment. The Petroglyphs, below….
