We take a cooler for meal planning and quality control. We buy our chicken, beef and pork from local farmers. Even the best meats I have seen in the VIs don’t compare to what I have at home.

When I plan meals for vacation, I don’t want to have the hassle of not being able to find x, y or z at the store. I hate grocery shopping at home and even more on vacation. We eat nearly all dinners out and plan only one or two at the villa, all breakfasts and a few lunches at home. I meal plan and have a provisioning service fill in the balance.

The few times we were questioned about a duty, we were waved off without a charge.