re: Anyone Been to St. John Recently? (Paging VABuckeye)

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moderate hike with something cool at the end would be nice.

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I would suggest doing the Reef Bay Trail. It is tough on the way back up, know that going in. BUT the things you see along the trail are amazing. You walk through all the living quarters of the people who ran the sugar mill, then towards the end you actually get to see the Mill itself. It's was still standing when I went back in 2022. There is also a side trail at mile 1.6 leads to a waterfall and petroglyphs attributed to early Taino Indians. Really really cool stuff. You end up on a really secluded private beach. We spent probably 3 hours on the beach and saw 2 other people the whole time.

Reef Bay Trail Photos

A good pace for breakfast is Colombo's. It's basically a storage container that they made into a makeshift kitchen. You order outside at the window like a food truck and they have tables outside. Smoothie's and good breakfast sandwiches and muffins from what I remember. Good coffee too. I wouldn't say it's worth a long drive but it's very good if it's close. It was right across the street from our place. Could see the family on the deck from the place. Views from the tables are amazing as well.