Back from a week in St. John USVI and I'm still on island time. We've been going there for 20 years and it's our family's all time favorite place. Here I am stalking a villa set back from the edge of Gibney Beach. Would have loved to have seen the inside of this gorgeous stone home with its arched doors and windows.
But back to this post title - there isn't a huge design scene on the island but I did come across these Manuel Canovas beach dresses. At $310 they were more than I would spend but..if they had been pillows... that would have been a different story!
Another cottage on Gibney Beach. I couldn't get a great photo of this one but did find the
cottage's website and the pic below.
Here's the view from where I stayed the first 3 nights before my husband and kids could join me on the trip - a cute little eco-tent cottage in
Maho Bay. Usually we rent a house but I didn't want to be completely alone (there's 114 tents at Maho) so this was a great solution.
This year my son and husband wanted to run the
8 Tuff Miles race to celebrate Ryan's 16th birthday.
Congratulations to Ryan - he was 1st in his age category with a time of 1:07:10, 32nd male finisher overall and he won an $800 scholarship to the college of his choice! My husband didn't do too bad either - second in the 45 - 49 age category with a 1:13:48.
This race is accurately named - they go up to an elevation of 999 feet.
Missing St John already - but I'll be back to regular blogging tomorrow.
Back from a week in St. John USVI and I'm still on island time. We've been going there for 20 years and it's our family's all time favorite place. Here I am stalking a villa set back from the edge of Gibney Beach. Would have loved to have seen the inside of this gorgeous stone home with its arched doors and windows.
But back to this post title - there isn't a huge design scene on the island but I did come across these Manuel Canovas beach dresses. At $310 they were more than I would spend but..if they had been pillows... that would have been a different story!
Another cottage on Gibney Beach. I couldn't get a great photo of this one but did find the cottage's website and the pic below.
Here's the view from where I stayed the first 3 nights before my husband and kids could join me on the trip - a cute little eco-tent cottage in Maho Bay. Usually we rent a house but I didn't want to be completely alone (there's 114 tents at Maho) so this was a great solution.
This year my son and husband wanted to run the 8 Tuff Miles race to celebrate Ryan's 16th birthday. Congratulations to Ryan - he was 1st in his age category with a time of 1:07:10, 32nd male finisher overall and he won an $800 scholarship to the college of his choice! My husband didn't do too bad either - second in the 45 - 49 age category with a 1:13:48.
Missing St John already - but I'll be back to regular blogging tomorrow.
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27 comments:
Looks totally like heaven....I am glad you had such a fun and relaxing time, xv.
One place I have been wanting to go!! Beautiful Imagery! You can see why so many people love it at St Johns.
Karena
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This looks like heaven on earth! That shot of the water is so lovely. I can almost smell the ocean breeze....
Looks like a lovely spot and I do hope you got that Canovas dress - you could wear it and then get a few pillows made later. Looks like the perfect summer dress.
pve
Have never been but it looks amazing! Congrats to your athletic family!
it's heaven! Canovas has some amazing prints, I was given one of his toiletries bag some time ago and it's one of my favourites!
Such lovely photos! I have a good friend who lives on St. John and he's always after us to visit. I now see why!
I was wondering where you were. What a lovely vacation...and three days to yourself? Must have been divine! Glad you had a great trip and congrats to your son and husband on their race!
look totally divine! KG
Michele,
That place is gorgeous!!! And I love the dresses!
xx
Greet
Michele, welcome home! What a wonderful time of year to disappear to paradise. Just looking at your picstures is theraputic :)
Michele,
St. John...ahh...we have been to the islands twice...these images were such lovely reminder! The dress was fabulous.
Congrats to your son...we are in the throes of trying to getting our hands on every scholarship possible! Oh and to the hubs...I am so impressed!!!
Welcome back...island time is so hard to leave!
Looks like you had a great trip. I had to laugh when you said that $310 was too much for a dress, but for pillows its totally ok. I feel the same way!
now i am going to be stalking debois for some MC textiles and then making you a pillow. it's my newest addiction!
xo
Ahhh. Lovely!
I would think even after visiting for so many years it is still hard to come home. :) It's a beautiful place. The view from your Eco Tent was fabulous! Stalking totally understandable with the adorable stone cottage, I'm sure they are used to it. :) Congrats to the boys, that's awesome! xo
So impressed by the athletes in your family, especially on a hilly terrain!! And what a bonus to get the scholarship--wow!
I am dying over the MC dresses. I have such a weakness for toile and those toiles are particularly gorgeous.
Thanks for sharing the beautiful photos.
Beautiful -- I love the water and the charming cottages. Good job on the race as well, I am sure you earned your conch fritter that day!
ebh@splendidmarket.com
Looks like a lovely vacation spot! Would love to visit some day. A friend just returned from St. John and mentioned an extremely steep road/hill that the water trucks have to climb and it's very precarious. I wonder if that's the same spot mentioned in your post? Beautiful dresses too!
Deborah
Talk about paradise! That water looks amazing and everything's so lush and green. I am insanely jealous :)
I pine for St. John! It's been a couple years since we've been there, and I would happily cut an arm off to go back. I hope jealousy at least comes in a favorable hue of green -- something that would look cute on a throw pillow...
ahhh looks like a WONDERFUL trip! What a great trip. We were married in St. Thomas so I am quite partial to the USVI... :-)
wow.....am entranced michelle! now i want to go
my favorite was the last photo from up high. and the arched door house had the most beautiful urns.
lovely to share your personal haven
debra
Love your blog...and love hte campsites at Maho Bay..my husband and I stayed there a few years ago, wonderful experience! I love your island post!
xxx
Kit
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Sounds like an excellent trip! Congratulations to your husband and son!
i have heard about this place - sounds and looks great - maybe one of these years
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