Archive for September, 2009

Sep 28 2009

Why vacation on St. Croix? Island tour stop #1 – Buck Island National Monument

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 [...]

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Sep 21 2009

Quick, name the three US Virgin Islands. St. Thomas, St. John, and ummm, huhhhh, aaahhhh…..

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 [...]

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Sep 14 2009

Why rent a villa or private house for your vacation in the Virgin Islands?

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 [...]

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Sep 12 2009

Buck to Buc 5 Mile Swim on St Croix – October 18, 2009

The deed is done.  Okay, maybe the deed will be done.  Okay, maybe I’m really on the fence about this!
My husband Jeff and his cousin Jim are signed up to swim the 5 mile open water race known as the Buck to Buc or Coral Reef Swim on October 18th.  Jeff has also decided participating [...]

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