That’s Kismet, a brand new, 233 foot, $130 million yacht spotted off Frank Bay Friday night. It has made it’s way from Gibraltar last month to St. John, with an unscheduled stop for engine trouble in Funchal, Madiera, according to yachtspotter.com. Six decks and room for 12 guests (plus about two crew members for each of you.) And it includes “a disco.” You can charter it for $550,000 Euros a week. That’s $825,000. Per week! If you had that kind of money, why wouldn’t you just buy one? (Oh ya. Two best days in a boat owner’s life…)

Before you make your reservation, you should probably do a little research. Like here. And here.

The Friends of the VI National Park’s morning volunteer program is catching on. Here’s before and after evidence of a little lawn care at the Lameshur Bay mill and bay rum boiler. You can lend a hand anytime you want. Volunteer outings are every Thursday and Saturday morning. More info here.

Yes, that’s the Beach Bar. And no, there is not one Red Stripe, Painkiller, Bushwacker or Lime & Coconut anywhere on that bar. The Virgin Islands celebrates every Good Friday with seven hours of sobriety. No booze sales at bars and restaurants from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Favorite bartender Boo is busy serving up bottled water today instead. (Watch Boo make a Lime & Coconut here!) 

Cruz Bay is now a two convenience store town. Bayside Mini Mart, located in Meada’s Plaza, has rolled open its shutters for business. It occupies the spaces on either side of the walkthrough entrance to Rhumblines restaurant. The store is run by Sammy Mustafa, whose family owns other businesses like gift shop Fantasia and the Fashion Palace store. You’ll find lots of wine and beer, frozen chicken, produce, everything you’d need for a villa dinner and drinks. And it’s in a great location.

How does Sammy feel about First Stop, the competition just down the street that only recently opened itself? “I’m a guy of faith and I’m doing my own thing,” he tells us. “I’m not watching the competition.”

Bayside Mini Mart is open ‘til 11 pm (which is a whole lot later than we’re ever open.)

North Shore beaches have been a sliver of themselves the last couple of days after a weather thingy pushed through the islands, leaving unusually high waves in its wake. Great Cruz Bay is even catching some of it. This is the mouth of Great Cruz Bay, where the rockin’ got so bad that our friend Maddie, the liveaboard lab, and lots of other boaters moved as far in as they could so as not to loose their lunch. If this keeps up, Virgin Grande Estates can start marketing itself as Beachfront Property.

Supposed to subside this weekend.

Personal opinion, there is no better pizza on the island, maybe anywhere, than Café Roma. So… we’re sitting there a couple of nights ago getting one to go (the new 9 incher, instead of the ‘feed us twice” large) and we spy Joshlynn Crosley, the owner, who is almost always there. So this time we just ask. “Joshlynn! Why are you trying to sell this place?” A teenage daughter, an aging mother and something called permaculture were the answers. Read our quick Q&A with Joshlynn, here!