Lena,
On this most recent trip of ours, the shops started opening around 9:30 and they were pretty much all open by 10:00. We stayed in the Mullet/Maho area and found that if we left between 8 and 8:15 to head into town we encountered no traffic and found easy parking in the midtown pay to park lot. After 9:30 it was anybody's guess as to whether or not you could get into the same parking area. We usually enjoyed a freshly squeezed oj along with our baguette-made French Toast at Barefoot Terrace and by the time we were done with breakfast, Front Street was good to go. Each trip we were in and out and home by noon accomplishing our missions easily. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />