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Ruprek

Ruprek
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Joined: May 13, 2005 1:19 pm
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Re: Villa for 6 Couples - Recommendations?

Jayne, We had 5 couples in a villa named Ristaba, but it can easily accommodate 6 couples. It is just past the Westin on Rock Hill road. Thi...

15 years ago
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Re: New Horizons charter

We took the trip from Cruz Bay to the Baths with New Horizons in June of 2007. There were a few people on the boat from STT and we filled it up with ...

16 years ago
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Re: Blue Water in my Future

TomB Glad you made the trip ok and had no problems going up Rock Ridge. We never ventured up that way past our villa but I can imagine that the ...

16 years ago
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Re: Blue Water in my Future

That really is up at the top. Where we stayed, Ristaba, is about 1/4 of the way up the road, it is the fourth villa off of Southside Rd and just befo...

16 years ago
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Re: Blue Water in my Future

We stayed at Ristaba which is the 4th drive on the left hand side of Rock Ridge Rd (address is 465). The road is paved and it has a fairly steep grad...

16 years ago
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Re: Ristaba

Cindy, I forgot to mention that they also have laundry facilities just off the kitchen in the main building. Our group still gets together and r...

17 years ago
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Re: Ristaba

Cindy, I replied to your email but thought I would throw something out here for anyone else that is looking at Ristaba. Ristaba is a great v...

17 years ago
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Re: Forum Participation/Moderation

I want to know what kind of light bulb did they change? Was it incandescent, Halogen, or the new fluorescent ones that save energy. My wife woul...

17 years ago
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Re: What would you name your boat?

Sherri, You are correct, Dream weaver was done by Gary Wright not Aerosmith. I guess some of the stuff I did in the 70's does affect long term m...

17 years ago
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Re: Traveling with "friends"

In 2005 we had a group of 5 couples that decided to take a trip together to STT. We had a few planning meetings and gave everyone a responsibility, r...

17 years ago
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Re: What would you name your boat?

How about "Dream Weaver" OK, this is a result of too many Aerosmith concerts in the 70's. My Favorite is "4 Play"

17 years ago
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Re: Best beaches for snorkeling

Our favorite was Hawknest. We saw several turtles, rays, and octopus. This is also a nice beach to just sit and relax. Jumbie and Trunk Bay were a...

17 years ago
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Re: Is 4wd necessary on STJ?

We have taken a day trip to the North shore beaches in a Taurus and had no problems. This year we stayed on STJ and rented two Jeep Liberties. We ne...

17 years ago
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Re: Snorkeling gear

We got ours at The Sports Authority for about $40 and they worked great. I packed my flippers in the bottom of the suitcase and it worked out fine. ...

17 years ago
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Re: Jungle in Paradise Trip Report w/pics: Days 7&8: Cinnamon, Francis, Home

Dreaming, we were on that same flight and caught the 9:00 am ferry (that left at 9:30) from STJ. We got to the airport and saw the huge check in lin...

17 years ago
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Re: Villas on st. John - Looking for opinions

Just got back from a week at Ristaba rented through VISTA Vacations. Great place has 4 bedrooms and two more in the cottage. All of the bedrooms have...

17 years ago
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Re: Best Option from STT to St John?

We were just there last week and on our way back they said that the ferry from STJ to CA was not running so the only option was to Red Hook. C...

17 years ago
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Re: Final Countdown

We have a 6:00 am flight out of Wichita tomorrow morning and should touch down in STT around 3:00 pm. I might as well leave work and go home because ...

17 years ago
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Re: masks and snorkles

We purchased two sets for our trip at the local Sports Authority store. They had sets ranging from $40 to $80. We settled on a mid range sets that w...

17 years ago
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Re: Thinking about a second day trip while on STJ in June, need input

We are also leaving for STJ in 11 days and have booked a trip with New Horizons II. We are looking for a second trip to take and are considering cat...

17 years ago
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