Interesting Tidbits

A few things I noticed today while online that are of interest (to me at least):

1. An article I noticed on this blogs google feed of VI news stories (see down on the right if you haven't checked it out yet - some interesting things pop up) mentions how miserably St. Thomas fared in a recent review of Island destinations by National Geographic Traveler Magazine (like last place!). St. John fairs quite a bit better, however. Check out the orignal article by clicking here. Reflecting on my two visits to the USVIs I can see where some of these thoughts may come from. Ashley was a bit taken aback when we arrived on St. Thomas by some of the conditions on the island and some of the run down areas, etc. I can't really comment much though as my experience w/ St. Thomas has been the airport, the view from a taxi from the airport to Redhook, and back. One thing I can say w/ 100% certainty - St. John's beaches are the most beautiful I've ever seen.

2. Cinnamon Bay Campground, where we'll be staying when we are down on St. John in February, seems to be updating their website w/ a whole new look and additional information. Check it out here. Looks pretty cool but they still have a lot of pictures to add and seems to be right in the midst of construction. One great thing is an updated and very detailed color map of the campground. If anyone is curious, we'll be staying in the group site "C" RIGHT NEXT to the beach! Granted, it's not the Westin or Gallow's Point, but I think it will be pretty sweet to be that close to the beach. Speaking of luxury-type resorts, it appears that Cinnamon Bay is really pushing their relationship w/ Caneel Bay (I don't really know what this officially is) on the new website. The "virtual concierge" mentions almost exclusively restuarants and ammenities located at Caneel Bay, and nothing else on the entire island. All very interesting - it's also nice to see that the new rates for Cinnamon Bay haven't changed, at least for campsites (we locked in our price when we made reservations - the entire week at Cinnamon Bay will cost us less than $250!!).