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We went back and forth at least 100 times - should we stay or should we go? St. Croix is the largest of the three main islands in the USVI. Not many people we talked to had been there, but the snorkeling was supposed to be pretty cool. In the
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Our island hopping through the USVI continues. It was back to St. Thomas for laundry, beach time, hiking, a birthday celebration, date night and lots and lots of friend time (for both kids and adults).
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While we enjoyed being in St. Thomas with easy access to trash, groceries, mail and restaurants it wasn't a place where we could just jump off the boat and swim. We were all looking forward to getting back to somewhere a little more remote where we could spend
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We've spent the last week hanging out in St. Thomas. We took advantage of being near the city and got a lot done, including eating at a couple restaurants that have been on our list for a while. Being near the city meant we were able to get
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We had our very first (and very special) overnight guest on the boat. Braden's sister (Aunt Jenn) flew from Oregon to the US Virgin Islands (USVI) to spend time with us. I have to say Aunt Jenn is a badass (I will owe Olivia $1 for that). She
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Our final stop in the BVIs took us to the island of Jost Van Dyke. Fun fact for Austin - Kenny Chesney's music video for "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" was filmed on and around Jost Van Dyke. Our last sunset in the British Virgin
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We're island hopping our way through the BVIs on the way to the USVIs. Our first stop after Virgin Gorda was Norman Island. There isn't anything on Norman Island except for a restaurant and a floating bar. We had dinner, drinks and the girls enjoyed some
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We started our morning with a 30 minute snorkel at one of the most popular snorkeling spots in the BVIs - the Indians. No anchoring is allowed here, so you have to pick up a mooring ball that is only available for day use. There are only 10, so if
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We had some things on our Virgin Gorda must do list: The Baths, a pirate show and a visit to two cool hang out spots. We figured that would take us a couple days and then we would be on our way. On our first day we met some new
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When we knew we were coming to the BVIs, The Baths was at the very top of my list of places to take the girls. Braden and I had been here way back in 2006. Before there were fancy waterproof cameras and smart phones. I couldn't remember too
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Emma and I love going on trail rides. When I saw there is one in Sint Maarten where you take the horses in the ocean we just had to go. The other people scheduled for our ride didn't show up, so Emma and I got our own private
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Our current island is an interesting one - Sint Maarten or Saint Martin depending where you are. Fun fact for Austin - the southern part of the island is part of the Netherlands (Sint Maarten). The northern part of the island is part of France (Saint Martin). Even though they