St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

          Photo's Taken February 2002













          The First Category Of Photos From Our St. Croix
          Vacation Are All Photos Taken Around Our Hotel.
          The Cormorant Beach Resort.







          Sunrise At The Cormorant

          Larry's Rough Life

          Doug's Rough Life

          Parker... Chef at Cormorant

          Larry Collecting Shells

          Collecting MORE Shells

          Snorkeling

          More Snorkeling

          Learning More About Snorkeling

          Takes A Lot Of Practice

          Doug Getting Shorts Wet

          Resting

          New Swim Trunks

          Cormorant Walkway To Pool

          Another View

          Leaving The Hotel

          Cormorant Yard

          View From The Hotel Balcony

          A Sunset Photo From The Hotel

          Another Sunset

          These Are Nice!

          Unbelieveable Sky

          What A Nice Place

          Larry Near The Hotel

          The Carribean Sea From The Hotel Balcony

          Another View

          And Another...

          Another...

          One More?

          How About One More?

          Is That All?

          NOPE!

          Not Done Yet!

          Keep Going...

          Almost There...

          Just One More

          The Last One Of The Cormorant Beach

          This Is Roxie... Our Waitress At The Hotel Restaurant

          A View Of The Room

          The Hotel Room

          And More Of The Hotel

          A Sunset On The Virgin Island Of St. Croix

          The Sunrise With A Silouette

          Larry At The Hotel Pool

          The Trade Winds

          Julie... Our First Waitress At The Hotel

          Local Folks Horseback Riding Past Our Room

          The Hotel Grounds

          This Bird Was Outside Our Balcony EVERY DAY!

          Visitors From Last Year Say He Was There Back Then!

          Fresh Flowers Grown On The Grounds Are Brought To The Rooms

          This Is Where The Morning Coffee Is Made

          Me On The Balcony... Came Out Kinda Dark

          Other Balconies







          The Next Category Is
          Our Tour To The Beautiful
          Buck Island Where We Snorkeled
          And Had Lunch. Sailboating Is The
          Way To Get There!








          This Is Buck Island As Seen From Our Hotel Balcony...
          Doesn't Look Like Much From This Distance, But It's Really Amazing.


          Starting The Tour...
          The Sailboat Leaving The Dock


          A Boat Parked On The Dock

          The Captain Of The Sailboat

          Buck Island In The Distance

          Heading Out!

          The Captain Let Me Steer!

          Larry And I Sailing Along

          Larry Cruising

          Coming Up On The Island

          Almost To Buck Island

          This Is Buck Island On The Left and
          Eastern St. Croix On The Right


          The White Sand Beaches On Buck Island

          Other Tour Boats On The Island

          Buck Island Beach

          The Cactus And The Sea

          Eastern St. Croix... Almost Uninhabited

          The Back Side Of The Island
          (Rocky Side)
          Is Where The Snorkeling Is Done


          Then We Stopped For Lunch...
          The Captain Docked On The Island And We Swam To Shore
          To Eat and Have A Swim On The Beach


          Another Photo Of The Pier

          The Rest Area Where We Ate

          The Rest Area

          Doug On Buck Island Beach

          Larry On Buck Island Beach

          Larry Taking A Swim

          Heading Back To St. Croix







          The Next Category Is
          Our Tour Of The Entire St. Croix
          Area, Including A Visit To See The
          Beer Drinking Pigs
          (Very Famous!)

          :-)










          The First Stop Was The Cruzan Rum Factory.
          Rum Is The One CHEAP Item On The Island... $2.99 a fifth!


          If I Hadn't Given Up Drinking Liquor Long Ago...
          I Wouldn't Have Had To Fly Back To Louisville On A Jet!!!

          :-)


          The Rum After It's Been Processed And Passing
          Through The Cooling Trays


          The Tradewinds On The Island Are Enough To Get It Cool

          Driving On The Tour Bus To Fredricksted

          A View From The Open Air Bus

          Another View From The Bus

          Passing A Few Homes On The Island

          More Homes...

          In Contrast To The Luxury Homes... There Was This
          Home Which The Tour Guide Said Has Withstood
          Every Hurricane The Island Has Seen For Decades.


          And A View Of The Yard!
          In St. Croix, You Are Either
          1. VERY Rich
          2. VERY Poor... or
          3. A Tourist


          A Nice St. Croix Home

          Then To The Botanical Gardens Tour... A Huge Cactus!

          A Botanical Wonder...

          Doug By A Cactus Plant

          Larry and Doug Near Another Native Cactus

          An Odd Tropical Tree Called A "Cannonball Tree"

          A Cactus With Flat Broad Appendages

          Doug In Front Of An Old Windmill That Was
          Used When St. Croix Was Primarily A Sugar Cane Harvesting Island


          Another Photo Of An Old Windmill Used To Crush Sugar Cane

          Banana's Growing On The Island

          Our Tour-guide Giving A Talk About The Plantation Life Of The Past.

          Then Into The Rainforest Area Of St. Croix

          Larry On The Botanical Tour

          Doug In Front Of Tropical Bushes

          Larry In The Rain Forest

          A Very Large Rooted Tree In The Tropics

          Larry Near A Lime Tree

          More Of The Rain Forest

          Our Group Heading Into The Rainforest

          The Forest Vegitation Is Dense Here, But Once Was Thicker Before Hurricane Hugo

          Huge Termite Nests Are Common In St. Croix

          Lush, Thick, Tropical Greenery

          Plantlife Of All Sorts

          Some Looks Familiar In Our Professional
          Arrangements We Have Made For Weddings, Funerals, etc.


          Tropical Wild-Flowers

          Another Variety Of Spiney Cactus

          Huge Tree Near A Picnic Area

          A Large Light Green Variety Of Cactus

          An Old Slavehouse From Plantation Days Still Kept Up And Used For Tours.

          A Cruiseship Docked In Fredricksted

          Another View Of The Cruiseship

          This Is The Beach Where Christopher Columbus
          Landed On His Journey's To The New World.
          He Named The Island "Santa Cruze" Then Later The French Renamed It "St. Croix".


          Larry And I At The Columbus Site

          Another Shot...

          The Caribbean Sea Is Very Blue Here.

          Another View Of The Sea

          Parts Of The Beach Are Very Rocky

          Driving In The Left Lane Took Some Getting Used To...

          Looking Over A Ledge At Some Of The Island's
          Mongoose. They Have Eaten ALL The Snakes... So There Are
          None On St. Croix! Ain't Mongoose Great!


          Then To The Beer Drinking Pigs Of
          St. Croix. This Is A Monument To The Original Pig... Buster.


          This Is Me Handing The Pig His Beer!

          He Bites The Can... Throws Back His Head,
          Swallows The Beer, Then Spits Out The Can!


          This Is The Woman That Trained The
          Pigs To Drink Beer!






          The Next Category Is
          Friends We Met On St. Croix
          And Photo's Around The Island








          Bam Bam The Bartender At Club 57

          Bill and John From Conneticut with Larry

          The 4 of Us At A
          French Restaurant In Fredericksted


          John Bill and Myself

          The 3 Of Us At The Club

          Friends Bob and James Also From NY City
          Talking With Larry On The Beach


          Bryan And Andy

          Bryan and Andy Jogging

          Parker and Others Dancing At The Cormorant

          Some Crabs On Rocks In Fredericksted

          Bouganvilla Bushes Behind Doug In
          Christiansted


          A Friend We Met At The Club
          That Had Been Stationed In Fort Knox
          Kentucky As A Youth


          A Front Yard Of The Wealthy On St. Croix

          John and Bill

          Friend From Kansas City Steering
          The Sail Boat Out To Buck Island


          Larry In Front Of Bouganvilla
          Bushes In Christiansted


          Larry Viewing The Caribbean

          Larry Speaking With A Friend Leonard
          At Poolside Of The Cormorant


          Having Lunch In Fredricksted During
          The St. Croix Island Tour


          Nancy and Arlene Sunbathing

          An Old Pier Which Is Now A Home
          For Various Sea Birds


          A Rocky Beach

          Another Rocky Beach Scene

          Andy and Bryan From NY City On The Beach

          Roger From Kansas City Heading
          To Buck Island Abord A Sailboat
          (Wife Is Steering)


          A Random Photo Of St. Croix Sky

          Arlene and Nancy From New Jersey

          The University Of The U.S. Virgin Islands

          Larry and I At A French Restaurant

          Larry, Myself, John, And Bill

          Waiter Named William At French Restaurant
          In Fredericksted


          The Entrance To A Very Elaborate
          Home In St. Croix


          A Photo Of A Beautiful Home





          And...
          Last But NOT Least...
          A Special View Of The Cormorant
          Sunset From Our Hotel!
          This Photo Is My Favorite Of Them ALL.








          This Is A Page With Some
          Beautiful Lake Effect Applets My Sister
          Beverly Made Of A Few Of
          The St. Croix Photos.

          Thank You Sis And/Or Auntie Bev!













          That's All Of The St. Croix
          Vacation Photos From February 2002!

          Hope You Enjoyed Them.



















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