Comments on: (FIXED!) Jeep Cam: Gifft Hill Road, Part One http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/ News, Muse and Reviews Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:09:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Todd http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-9718 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:59:48 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-9718 We are going to stay in Virgin Grand Estates and would love it if you would continue your Jeep Cam through that neighborhood!!! Just so we could get a peak at what we are in for! We are going to stay in Virgin Grand Estates and would love it if you would continue your Jeep Cam through that neighborhood!!! Just so we could get a peak at what we are in for!

]]> by: mary beth http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7082 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:44:13 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7082 I want to know where the road goes after the dead end sign. Don't think I've been that far. I want to know where the road goes after the dead end sign. Don’t think I’ve been that far.

]]> by: augie http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7070 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:07:02 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7070 We stayed at Cielo Vista in October. Our villa rep had us follow him up Jacob's Ladder and onto Gifft Hill Rd. via the South Shore Rd. When I saw him drifting into the right lane ahead of some of those switchbacks I knew we were in for a treat! I decided to try and come and go via the Centerline route, but while I was still learning my way around we'd be heading back from town, miss out turn, and as we went past Starfish I knew we were headed for the roller coaster! Fortunately it was mostly dry, our Libery had good tires, and we never met a cement truck on any of the switchbacks! We stayed at Cielo Vista in October. Our villa rep had us follow him up Jacob’s Ladder and onto Gifft Hill Rd. via the South Shore Rd. When I saw him drifting into the right lane ahead of some of those switchbacks I knew we were in for a treat!

I decided to try and come and go via the Centerline route, but while I was still learning my way around we’d be heading back from town, miss out turn, and as we went past Starfish I knew we were headed for the roller coaster! Fortunately it was mostly dry, our Libery had good tires, and we never met a cement truck on any of the switchbacks!

]]> by: Bigcheeze http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7069 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:04:37 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7069 Thanks for the ride...Brings back memories of our stay in Virgin Grand in '06. Can you turn around at top and give us a ride on the way down...during/after a rain shower to give us all an E-Ticket ride. Great Job. 39 days we soon come!!! Dave Thanks for the ride…Brings back memories of our stay in Virgin Grand in ‘06.

Can you turn around at top and give us a ride on the way down…during/after a rain shower to give us all an E-Ticket ride.

Great Job. 39 days we soon come!!!

Dave

]]> by: joe pagan http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7052 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:15:24 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7052 Oh Yes! know that ride very well!glad to see thier filling some potholes! did recognize hummingbird,villa capiz & cielo vista (we stayed there in 2006) we did tour Virgin estates also but i'm sure there's even more villas in there by now! can't waut to get back!!!! 83 DAZE to go!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the memories! Oh Yes! know that ride very well!glad to see thier filling some potholes! did recognize hummingbird,villa capiz & cielo vista (we stayed there in 2006) we did tour Virgin estates also but i’m sure there’s even more villas in there by now! can’t waut to get back!!!! 83 DAZE to go!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the memories!

]]> by: Rosi http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7051 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:14:39 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7051 brings back memories when I lived up on Gifft Hill............you guys were lucky no trucks coming your way.......... thanks.......... brings back memories when I lived up on Gifft Hill…………you guys were lucky no trucks coming your way……….
thanks……….

]]> by: Pete http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7050 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:53:34 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7050 Vistaero is the second turn on the right. Vistaero is the second turn on the right.

]]> by: mary beth http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7047 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:19:23 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7047 pretty sure I heard a tire screech on that switchback :) the first 3 villas on the left are Hummingbird Hill (?), Villa Capiz I can see the # sign, I think it is 126) and Cielo Vista. I think that is their blue gate. pretty sure I heard a tire screech on that switchback :) the first 3 villas on the left are Hummingbird Hill (?), Villa Capiz I can see the # sign, I think it is 126) and Cielo Vista. I think that is their blue gate.

]]> by: Chicago Steve http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7044 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:37:42 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7044 aaahhhh... so good. You're almost to Pine Peace school, where I wanted to enroll our kids. Only problem was that, um, uncooperative Mega Lotto... aaahhhh… so good. You’re almost to Pine Peace school, where I wanted to enroll our kids. Only problem was that, um, uncooperative Mega Lotto…

]]> by: Rob http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7040 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:36:31 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7040 Much better. I drive Gifft Hill Road for the first time in 2006 and learned several things: the 4 bald tires on my Jeep were in fact more balder than the 4 tires in 2004 and this, indeed, made a difference. Not only were they bald, but one of them was nearly flat Driving on roads like those in flip flops is a bad idea. I felt utterly out of control of the gas and, mush more importantly, the brake pedal. That was bad, especially when the 4 bald and one flat tires kept losing traction and I'd be sliding backwards on the switchbacks If you wear a yellow bathing suit and pee your pants in utter terror because of the whole bald/flat tire and flip flop thing...nobody ever needs to know Much better. I drive Gifft Hill Road for the first time in 2006 and learned several things:

the 4 bald tires on my Jeep were in fact more balder than the 4 tires in 2004 and this, indeed, made a difference.

Not only were they bald, but one of them was nearly flat

Driving on roads like those in flip flops is a bad idea. I felt utterly out of control of the gas and, mush more importantly, the brake pedal. That was bad, especially when the 4 bald and one flat tires kept losing traction and I’d be sliding backwards on the switchbacks

If you wear a yellow bathing suit and pee your pants in utter terror because of the whole bald/flat tire and flip flop thing…nobody ever needs to know

]]> by: St. John http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7037 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:43:01 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7037 What's up dudes? Are you punishing your readers for something? We may just have to start posting on the "other site". What’s up dudes? Are you punishing your readers for something? We may just have to start posting on the “other site”.

]]> by: stj_gal http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7035 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:00:54 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/02/15/jeep-cam-gifft-hill-road-part-one/#comment-7035 Do not look behind the curtain! Do not look behind the curtain!

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