Yesterday marked 2 years after the day Hurricane Irma and St John collided. The next morning most on island were trying to adjust to the apocalyptic world they had woken to. Travel was mostly on foot as the roads where strewn with fully grown trees toppled the day before during Hurricane Irma. Many would have been on foot anyway …
Solar Powered Villa on St John
Solar Powered Villa on St John: Windwardside Main House and Guest Cottage are now completely solar powered. Solar panels were first installed in 2012 which decreased our reliance on fossil fuels but did not provide enough to satisfy all of our energy needs. Most of those panels were lost during Hurricane Irma. The good news is that they have now …
Eco Friendly Day Trip, St John Virgin Islands
Eco Friendly Day Trip, St John Virgin Islands. There are so many low impact ways to spend your days on St John- hiking, horseback riding, snorkeling, sailing, diving, kayaking or paddle boarding but this particular itinerary is getting notice as being a great way to spend a one of your days on St John. It’s a no brainer: Summer is …
Reef Safe Sunscreen: St John Virgin Islands
Reef Safe Sunscreen: St John Virgin Islands. You love snorkeling our reefs, right? We want to help you help protect them and your body in the process. Using reef safe sunscreen is an important first step to take. Many people are aware of the damage our reefs received during hurricane Irma and Maria. They need our help to fully recover. …
Book Direct and Save
Book Direct and Save. You can save hundreds of dollars by booking your vacation rental directly with owners rather than the AIR BNB, VRBO, HomeAway and TripAdvisor platforms. Most vacation Rental owners have their own website. You can speak directly to homeowners to find the perfect fit. It’s your vacation… and a good owner or manager will want you to …
“Tell me something good about St. John”: St. John Virgin Islands Hurricane Recovery
St. John Virgin Islands Hurricane Recovery: On a recent visit to the states a friend of mine (well aware of the hurricane horror show our first months had been) asked me this: “Tell me something good about St. John”. I loved that question! My first response was “the community”. I have never been more proud of St John and Coral …
Happy Holidays from St. John USVI
We are Offering a Discount Happy holidays to all of our former and future guests and St. John dreamers– we appreciate your patronage and your interest in our page. Thank you for sharing our love of St. John. We have a week open at two of our homes in January which are available at 10% off: calabashCottages.com. Not exactly a …