St John, USVI
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It is hard to explain the beauty of St. John. So
many people talked about the outstanding views from here that honestly, I was afraid I would be a little disappointed. How can an island live up to everything I had heard about it? Well it did. We have been here a week and I wish we could stay another month. It is really nice to be back in the good ole USA.
I have really come to appreciate the well laid out hiking trails and markers. After only being here a day Glenn and I hiked up to the top of the Bordeaux Mountain. We were one of only 3 boats in a beautiful harbor. This was really the perfect get away after the crowded but beautiful BVI. Later that week we sailed around to Coral Bay where we met up with Dragonfly. This was a way cool little harbor, a bit rolly but the restaurants were awesome. We listened to a b
and at a restaurant/bar called Skinny Legs with Dragonfly and two couples on a Charter Boat. One of the couples is a boat broker in Annapolis and the other is from Tupelo, MS. Wow! What a small world. We also ate at the Donkey Diner, “kick a** food” and yummy pizza.
Glenn and I went snorkeling for Conch. Yes, believe it or not, it is Conch season and you can catch two a day per person as long as they are 9 inches long. Boy, we had forgotten how hard it is to clean a conch. We spent the next two hours trying to clean the conch so that we could make conch fritters for Jeff and Una. The hard work paid off.
Recipe for Conch Fritters:
1 Cup and ½ of cooked conch meat, diced
1 egg
1 onion, chopped
½ red bell pepper, chopped
1 clove of crushed garlic
1 tsp back pepper
2 cups of flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp of salt
1 tsp limejuice
1-cup milk
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Drop spoonfuls into hot oil. We served with a dipping sauce consisting of mayo, Worcestershire sauce and little hot sauce. Very tasty!
One last comment on St. John, Glenn and I were out in the kayak and a dolphin came up only 10 feet from us. Very Cool!
Michele
It is hard to explain the beauty of St. John. So
many people talked about the outstanding views from here that honestly, I was afraid I would be a little disappointed. How can an island live up to everything I had heard about it? Well it did. We have been here a week and I wish we could stay another month. It is really nice to be back in the good ole USA.I have really come to appreciate the well laid out hiking trails and markers. After only being here a day Glenn and I hiked up to the top of the Bordeaux Mountain. We were one of only 3 boats in a beautiful harbor. This was really the perfect get away after the crowded but beautiful BVI. Later that week we sailed around to Coral Bay where we met up with Dragonfly. This was a way cool little harbor, a bit rolly but the restaurants were awesome. We listened to a b
and at a restaurant/bar called Skinny Legs with Dragonfly and two couples on a Charter Boat. One of the couples is a boat broker in Annapolis and the other is from Tupelo, MS. Wow! What a small world. We also ate at the Donkey Diner, “kick a** food” and yummy pizza.
Glenn and I went snorkeling for Conch. Yes, believe it or not, it is Conch season and you can catch two a day per person as long as they are 9 inches long. Boy, we had forgotten how hard it is to clean a conch. We spent the next two hours trying to clean the conch so that we could make conch fritters for Jeff and Una. The hard work paid off.Recipe for Conch Fritters:
1 Cup and ½ of cooked conch meat, diced
1 egg
1 onion, chopped
½ red bell pepper, chopped
1 clove of crushed garlic
1 tsp back pepper
2 cups of flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp of salt
1 tsp limejuice
1-cup milk
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Drop spoonfuls into hot oil. We served with a dipping sauce consisting of mayo, Worcestershire sauce and little hot sauce. Very tasty!One last comment on St. John, Glenn and I were out in the kayak and a dolphin came up only 10 feet from us. Very Cool!
Michele
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Thursday, March 01, 2007
