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Re: Jost
[Re: harleybuffett]
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03/17/2015 05:59 PM
03/17/2015 05:59 PM
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jpfitzy7
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What days were the cruise ships on Jost? Do they have a set schedule?
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - beer in hand - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"
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Re: Jost
[Re: Winterstale]
#44397
03/17/2015 07:56 PM
03/17/2015 07:56 PM
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,951 St. John, USVI
RickG
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In September there was enough day trip traffic from the USVI to make White Bay busy-ish. Pizza night at Leverick and White Bay were the only places in the BVI with a heart beat. The USVI were quite busy in contrast. January this year in the BVI was busier than 2013.
Sure, things were quieter on White Bay in the 90s and 00s, before KC wrote a map for a generation to visit via day trip, charter and micro cruise ship. We haven't had the equivalent of the shocks of those eras to drive folks away: Hugo, first Gulf War, Marilyn, 9/11, second Gulf War, 2008 financial shock. I remember coming into Charlotte Amalie on a Navy ship winter 1990 and wondering why the roofs were all blue? FEMA tarps. Marilyn was worse. My brother and his buddies left broke after Marilyn; some of them had no electric for 2+ years after Hugo and had given up.
Today we have low interest loans paying for those enormous catamarans, high disposable income driving the demand, and low oil prices keeping the air fares low. I'm not taking that for granted and we're spending every minute we can in the islands. Along with everyone else.
We're down in ten days. With the spring regatta and Easter week I'm tempted to skip the BVI and the hassle. I'm a St. John boy and love the National Park beaches and bays. But, my lady loves White Bay. See you on White Bay.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: Jost
[Re: Manpot]
#44401
03/18/2015 09:58 AM
03/18/2015 09:58 AM
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Posts: 1,951 St. John, USVI
RickG
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The new Ivan's is very nice with room to spread out. B-Line shuts down around 5PM.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: Jost
[Re: RickG]
#44402
03/18/2015 10:29 AM
03/18/2015 10:29 AM
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Posts: 1,392 Maryland
Kirk
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We went to the Bee Line in February...our first time. It was fun yet quiet/peaceful. It was just our two boats with a total of 10 people. We had drinks and lunch and were hanging out....until two small (power) boats came in. Then it might as well had been White Bay and the Soggy Dollar. A bunch of loud people that weren't with us. We settled up and let them have their own place. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Cheers.gif" alt="" />
We'd go back for sure!
Kirk in Maryland
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Re: Jost b line
[Re: Manpot]
#44408
03/18/2015 09:38 PM
03/18/2015 09:38 PM
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Posts: 1,215 JAX
jphart
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Don't go there...nobody goes there. Stay away!, he he, Tell everybody to go to the Soggy Dollar instead! Guess where I'll be? And at the other White Bay too! Nobody goes there either!
Get a whole Key Lime pie at Foxys Taboo while you're at it.
JPH I spent my money on booze, broads, and boats...the rest I wasted.
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