| We experienced living in St Croix for 3 years. We | | | | Frederiksted,the second largest city on St Croix. We |
| loved every moment of it. You should have seen the | | | | enjoyed sharing stories with cruise ship passengers |
| view we had...of course we were anchored in | | | | who were floored that we were living in St Croix. Hey |
| Christiansted harbor. We were living on a sailboat. | | | | it sure worked for us living on a sailboat 200 yards |
| How did we get ashore, simple we had a dinghy that | | | | from the harbor walk. Restaurants, shops and all the |
| got us from the boat to the shore. After the first year | | | | historical sites within easy walking distance. |
| we bought an island car, a Honda that served us well. | | | | The church we attended was downtown, 2 blocks |
| It took some getting used to driving on the left (or | | | | from the dinghy dock. The church was first built in 1740 |
| wrong) side of the street. When the US bought the | | | | and improved in 1834. It was complete with a |
| Virgin Islands in 1917 from Denmark, they were driving | | | | governor's box, marble floors and a beautiful |
| that way...and folks I want to be far, far away if they | | | | mahogany altar. We enjoyed it and spent many a |
| ever decide to make the switch. | | | | Sunday afternoon as guests of locals who attended |
| St Croix is the largest of the Virgin Islands and is a US | | | | church and lived there all year. We came to the |
| territory...like Guam. What that means is you cannot | | | | mainland in the summer, hurricane season. |
| vote for President, but you pay US taxes, and have all | | | | The climate is very nice year round, 80 during the day |
| the rights and protection afforded US citizens living in | | | | and 70 at night. The only heavy coat I saw in St Croix |
| the 50 states. | | | | was in the freezer section of the big grocery store on |
| It is 28 miles by 7 miles; you can easily drive all over | | | | island. |
| the island in a day, making stops for shopping, eating, | | | | At close to 18 degrees north latitude we knew what |
| etc. But there is no rush; the locals sure are not in a | | | | Jimmy Buffett meant by changes in latitude changes in |
| hurry. You will find the locals warm and friendly with | | | | attitude. We enjoyed living in St Croix, you will too. |
| tourism a big part of the local economy. | | | | Enjoy. |
| Cruise ships call on St Croix. The cruise ship dock is in | | | | |