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weaveballs1
Favorite team: | LSU ![]() |
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re: Vienna, Austria
Posted by weaveballs1 on 7/13/25 at 2:04 pm
The Imperial Crypt is incredible
re: Romantic Ideas for St Thomas and St John
Posted by weaveballs1 on 7/7/25 at 10:18 pm
I'm on St. John currently, actually posted on the travel board a few weeks ago looking for suggestions. This place is incredible. My advice is to not even worry about St. Thomas, other than to get a jeep and get to St. John. We got in yesterday afternoon, got to our villa, and then headed straight up to The Windmill to have drinks and dinner. We hadn't been there 20 mins and saw a proposal during sunset. If you love your gf and want to marry her, this is possibly the best proposal spot I've ever seen - I might start with that.
Other than that, it's a paradise. We had an incredible day just riding around in the Jeep and hitting different beaches. We're taking the ferry over to Jost tomorrow to go to the bars in White Bay - put that on your list as well.
As someone who's spent about 30 hours on St. John, the only thing you won't like are the grocery prices. This is a special place.
Other than that, it's a paradise. We had an incredible day just riding around in the Jeep and hitting different beaches. We're taking the ferry over to Jost tomorrow to go to the bars in White Bay - put that on your list as well.
As someone who's spent about 30 hours on St. John, the only thing you won't like are the grocery prices. This is a special place.
re: Czechia
Posted by weaveballs1 on 7/2/25 at 4:34 pm
You can take the train to Pilsen and see the Pilsner Urquell brewery, one of the oldest in the world. It's worth a trip to try the unfiltered beer right out of the barrel in their storage caves.
re: An SR-71 pilots Final and Only Interview
Posted by weaveballs1 on 7/2/25 at 4:11 pm
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a story about the USS New Jersey
Also an excellent YouTube channel that is well worth a follow. Here is the curator of the museum explaining how they were able to drop 2700 lb, 16-inch shells on target from a floating platform 26 miles away. It was really incredible. I would love to see an Iowa brought back into service just to see these guns in action again.
re: Shreveport man wanted for using business card for Onlyfans
Posted by weaveballs1 on 7/2/25 at 1:27 pm
This is an impressive amount of gooning
re: American tourist vanishes in Turks and Caicos.
Posted by weaveballs1 on 7/2/25 at 12:17 am
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Drugs and or sex 100%
He probably went looking for conch
re: American tourist vanishes in Turks and Caicos.
Posted by weaveballs1 on 7/2/25 at 12:08 am
This sounds like the beginning to a James Patterson novel
re: History buffs study for years to become Licensed Battlefield Guides at Gettysburg...
Posted by weaveballs1 on 6/29/25 at 1:51 pm
I'll add Killer Angels by Michael Shaara to your list
re: Outbreak in the Chick-fil-a Drive Thru Line?
Posted by weaveballs1 on 6/25/25 at 11:57 pm
We used to have a solution for this. You would drive up to the speaker, order what you wanted and then drive around to a window where the cashier was inside in the AC.
Fast food has gone insane since covid.
Fast food has gone insane since covid.
re: Anyone Been to St. John Recently? (Paging VABuckeye)
Posted by weaveballs1 on 6/25/25 at 10:55 pm
Hadn't heard of this one, we'll check it out, thanks!
re: Poop Cruise - Netflix
Posted by weaveballs1 on 6/25/25 at 2:39 am
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Everyone interviewed is insufferable
The 3 alcoholic women on the bachelorette party had to have been paid actors, my goodness.
Not to mention the dude that was gay for his FIL
re: Skip sums up the mental aspect that is the difference
Posted by weaveballs1 on 6/25/25 at 2:03 am
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Having Skip around the program as much as he has been with Jay here is such a special time in our History.
Does it feel like Skip is around the program more with Jay than he was with Paul? I know he had other responsibilities as AD during some of Paul's tenure, but for whatever reason, he seems to be more present recently. Did he not have as good of a relationship with Paul as he does with Jay? Or am I making something out of nothing?
re: Anyone Been to St. John Recently? (Paging VABuckeye)
Posted by weaveballs1 on 6/25/25 at 12:49 am
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Our Market Smoothies sells Painkillers and Rum Punch by the gallons

re: Anyone Been to St. John Recently? (Paging VABuckeye)
Posted by weaveballs1 on 6/24/25 at 4:41 pm
Thanks for the tips! Was that Annaberg you were talking about? Might skip that then.
re: Anyone Been to St. John Recently? (Paging VABuckeye)
Posted by weaveballs1 on 6/24/25 at 2:17 pm
Oh cool, had heard of Francis Bay in my research, but hadn't seen too many reports. Thanks, we'll add it to the list! 1862 as well, the view from there looks outstanding.
re: Anyone Been to St. John Recently? (Paging VABuckeye)
Posted by weaveballs1 on 6/24/25 at 1:13 pm
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We were just there in April, and I think La Tapa is my favorite restaurant there.
Huge tapas guy, so I'm glad to hear this!! Will probably try to get a table at Extra Virgin or Morgan's Mango another night. I think we're going to grab steaks from Costco and bring them down in a cooler for meals at the villa, and then just wing it other nights.
Did Exuma a few years ago, stayed next to Blu on the Water there and the restaurant would bring us meals to our little place. It was AWESOME. We were always tired after being out on the boat all day, so we did this a few times. Was so nice to just show up and be able to place a food order without having to worry about going anywhere. I don't want to plan dinners on big excursion days just based off of this previous experience. I figure it will be the same deal in St. John.
re: Anyone Been to St. John Recently? (Paging VABuckeye)
Posted by weaveballs1 on 6/24/25 at 1:07 pm
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We wanted to go to Lovango Resort & Beach Club but couldn't find the time. It looks really fun, but pricey. Probably boujee too... It's an island about 10 minutes boat ride from Cruz Bay so you'll need to book the ferry over there. Here's their website if you want to check it out - Lovango Beach Club
This is what I generally hear from folks, it looks really nice, but not sure if it's worth it to venture over there or not. We might just save this for another time.
re: Anyone Been to St. John Recently? (Paging VABuckeye)
Posted by weaveballs1 on 6/24/25 at 1:04 pm
Hoping to get over there to see him, I've been to Soggy before, but never to Foxy's. Want to try and catch him if we can.
re: Anyone Been to St. John Recently? (Paging VABuckeye)
Posted by weaveballs1 on 6/24/25 at 1:01 pm
Thank y'all for the responses! I'm just getting back on to check these. Glad to hear the itinerary looks solid, I didn't want to over plan, but also wanted to make sure we had some idea of what we were doing and when, etc.
I tried to book ZoZo last night, but they are closed for the season :(. I did book a table at La Tapa for Friday night, looking forward to that. We'll probably try to go to one more "nice" dinner while we're there. Some of the group isn't showing up until Wednesday, so it makes planning a bit trickier, but we'll figure it out.
If anyone has been to Lovango, is it worth doing? I know there are reports of it being pricey, but we could possibly check it out on Saturday if it is worth it to go over there. I also don't want to try and do too much, and just make sure we have open time for relaxing, so maybe not. Also, when planning our charter activity, I booked extra time for us to be able to get out to either Saba Rock or Bitter End (ideally both, but not sure if there will be enough time), we'll be skipping Jost this day, so it should be doable. If you had to pick one to go check out, what would you say? My general thought is that we will head straight to the Baths after clearing customs and then will go to one or the other for lunch/drinks.
As far as packing goes, outside of things like reef-safe sunscreen, bug spray, and other beach related acoutrements, is there anything you'd recommend bringing?
Those that have hiked, do you have any suggestions? We aren't looking for any sort of crazy elevation changes, but an easy to moderate hike with something cool at the end would be nice. I had heard doing Ram's Head at full moon is really cool, any word on that?
As far as beaches go, I really like to snorkel and am bringing my gear down, I think the others might be a little less experienced. I had planned on doing Trunk Bay with the underwater trail, and Maho to see the turtles. I know those are probably the 2 most crowded spots. Are there some others you'd recommend? Cinnamon? Haulover? Honeymoon? Etc? (Eta: just saw Hawksnest, will add to the list!)
Again, really appreciate all the responses! I know this is a bit more of a "do it yourself" trip, and am just hoping to be able to educate myself as much as possible before getting on the island. Thanks y'all!
I tried to book ZoZo last night, but they are closed for the season :(. I did book a table at La Tapa for Friday night, looking forward to that. We'll probably try to go to one more "nice" dinner while we're there. Some of the group isn't showing up until Wednesday, so it makes planning a bit trickier, but we'll figure it out.
If anyone has been to Lovango, is it worth doing? I know there are reports of it being pricey, but we could possibly check it out on Saturday if it is worth it to go over there. I also don't want to try and do too much, and just make sure we have open time for relaxing, so maybe not. Also, when planning our charter activity, I booked extra time for us to be able to get out to either Saba Rock or Bitter End (ideally both, but not sure if there will be enough time), we'll be skipping Jost this day, so it should be doable. If you had to pick one to go check out, what would you say? My general thought is that we will head straight to the Baths after clearing customs and then will go to one or the other for lunch/drinks.
As far as packing goes, outside of things like reef-safe sunscreen, bug spray, and other beach related acoutrements, is there anything you'd recommend bringing?
Those that have hiked, do you have any suggestions? We aren't looking for any sort of crazy elevation changes, but an easy to moderate hike with something cool at the end would be nice. I had heard doing Ram's Head at full moon is really cool, any word on that?
As far as beaches go, I really like to snorkel and am bringing my gear down, I think the others might be a little less experienced. I had planned on doing Trunk Bay with the underwater trail, and Maho to see the turtles. I know those are probably the 2 most crowded spots. Are there some others you'd recommend? Cinnamon? Haulover? Honeymoon? Etc? (Eta: just saw Hawksnest, will add to the list!)
Again, really appreciate all the responses! I know this is a bit more of a "do it yourself" trip, and am just hoping to be able to educate myself as much as possible before getting on the island. Thanks y'all!
Anyone Been to St. John Recently? (Paging VABuckeye)
Posted by weaveballs1 on 6/23/25 at 1:30 pm
Hey folks, heading to St. John in a couple of weeks. I've seen some threads on here with good info, but nothing super recent - has anyone been lately? Any tips? It's my 2nd time to the USVI, and first staying on St. John. We get into STT at about 3PM, have a jeep rented through a company there, and are planning to pick it up and hit Cost U Less on the way to the car ferry, hoping to make the 5PM one. There will be a group of 6 of us staying in the Rendezvous Bay area/Gift Hill Rd for a week.
How is our loose itinerary?
Sun - Fly in, get settled, pick up food to go and eat at villa
Mon - Explore day, no concrete plans, just thinking wake up, pack the Jeep and see what we can find. Maybe Skinny Legs for lunch and Windmill Bar for sunset.
Tues - Planning to take the ferry to Jost for the day
Wed - Big cruise ship day, will plan to hit the Coral Bay area and probably do Lime Out
Thurs - Private BVI charter booked. Baths, Willy T, Indians, etc
Fri - Do nothing day, probably just hang out at the Villa or explore Cruz Bay
Sat - Leaving open, could explore more beaches with the Jeep, or might rent a dinghy and hop around.
Sun - Fly out.
-
What say you? I haven't booked any dinner reservations yet, because I'm not sure how much energy we'll have after being out exploring all day to commit to dinner plans. Should I just go ahead and make them now? I've heard good things about Morgan's Mango, and La Tapa looks neat - any other can't miss restaurants? Probably just going to cook at the Villa or do take out after the boat day on Thurs. We're considering checking a cooler with steaks, etc, is this worth doing? Also going to try to put in a grocery order for Cost U Less so we can try and save some time on the way in.
The previous threads have been really helpful with planning, but any other tips or suggestions are appreciated! :cheers:
How is our loose itinerary?
Sun - Fly in, get settled, pick up food to go and eat at villa
Mon - Explore day, no concrete plans, just thinking wake up, pack the Jeep and see what we can find. Maybe Skinny Legs for lunch and Windmill Bar for sunset.
Tues - Planning to take the ferry to Jost for the day
Wed - Big cruise ship day, will plan to hit the Coral Bay area and probably do Lime Out
Thurs - Private BVI charter booked. Baths, Willy T, Indians, etc
Fri - Do nothing day, probably just hang out at the Villa or explore Cruz Bay
Sat - Leaving open, could explore more beaches with the Jeep, or might rent a dinghy and hop around.
Sun - Fly out.
-
What say you? I haven't booked any dinner reservations yet, because I'm not sure how much energy we'll have after being out exploring all day to commit to dinner plans. Should I just go ahead and make them now? I've heard good things about Morgan's Mango, and La Tapa looks neat - any other can't miss restaurants? Probably just going to cook at the Villa or do take out after the boat day on Thurs. We're considering checking a cooler with steaks, etc, is this worth doing? Also going to try to put in a grocery order for Cost U Less so we can try and save some time on the way in.
The previous threads have been really helpful with planning, but any other tips or suggestions are appreciated! :cheers:
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