The crowning jewel of the US Virgin Islands, St. Croix coronet.  Located just off the coast of St. Croix, Buck Island has been protected since 1948 and has been a National Monument since President John F. Kennedy created it in 1961.  The island itself is not uncommon, it is the coral reef and underwater garden [...]

Many people I speak with are surprised to find out that St. Croix is an American territory and makes up the triad of the US Virgin Island possessions.  St. Croix’s USVI cousins, St. Thomas and St. John are much more well-known on the tourism circuit; St. John because the majority of its land is a [...]

Our website declares that “Villa Soleil is one of the best vacation rental villa values on St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands because renting a villa (or house) is already a better value than staying at a resort and we shop the competition so you don’t have to.”
Since I am the one [...]

Our August 2009 Scuba diving update comes to us courtesy of Michelle Pugh of St. Croix’s Dive Experience:
Michelle says they are seeing many, many nurse sharks in the shallows right now; they come in to have their babies.  The water is a balmy 82 degrees and all the usual Caribbean critters are waiting for you [...]

Just thought I would share some interesting news items regarding St. Croix that I have run across in the last week.
Tropics Hydroponics Farm is celebrating their one  year anniversary by expanding.  Run by Brian and Linda McCullough, they grow lettuce and tomatoes without soil.  Their products are sold at the La Reine farmers market held [...]