DiversionsIII mentioned 1989. Now I can't possibly have y'all beat, can I? My first visit was in 1984.
Mixed feelings, personally. I expect more crowds, which is not a good thing from my own, selfish perspective. But I also expect a boost to the islands' economy, which I cannot criticize when I look at it from the perspective of the people who live there.
As a resident of Florida I live with this paradox every day. More tourists means a better economy, from which I benefit. Yet more tourists also means more crowds, dirt, delays, etc, from which I suffer. You cannot have the yin without the yang.
