There is a $5.00 per day fee for tying the dinghy up at their dinghy dock. They told us we could als

Cattitude is a Lagoon 43'Power Cat that is available for private charter in the Caribbean. Owners, Paul and Carolyn Dauphin, along with their sidekick "Lu-Sea" the Havanoodle, cruise the Caribbean waters.
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About 2 hours before apartments in los angeles we reached Christiansted apartments in los angeles we started seeing spray in the distance. It appeared to be whale blows, but we thought that surely we were wrong. We changed course and headed in the direction of the blows. We thought that we saw 2 whales blowing. Finally, we saw a whale breach in the distance. Very cool. We tried to get closer, but they disappeared and we never sighted them again. Either way, it was our first whale sighting and that alone made it special.
apartments in los angeles We averaged apartments in los angeles about 7 knots and arrived in Christiansted in 6 hours. Our first stop was at St. Croix Marine apartments in los angeles where we attempted to fuel, since this was supposed to be the best prices on the island $3.19 per gal. for diesel. The fuel pumps were broken. Our luck . They told us to go to Green Cay Marina for fuel. We also inquired about dockage, they wanted $2.75 per ft. per night plus 50cents per KWH for electric and 10cents a gal. for water. Not inexpensive. We were very surprised as we expected St. Croix to be less expensive than St. Thomas where dockage apartments in los angeles runs us $1.00 to $1.50 per ft. per night for transient, especially in low season.
apartments in los angeles Off to Green Cay Marina further east on the north shore. Easy entrance and they met us at the fuel dock to help tie us up. Fuel was $3.30 per gal. We inquired about dockage and they were $2.00 per ft. per night, with the electric and water the same price. We asked about the white mooring in Altoona Bay by St. Croix Marine and were told that they had been put in by the Conservation Group, but they had no one to collect the fees .so we would probably not have to pay anything. We left Green Cay and headed back to Altoona Bay in Christiansted Harbor. We picked up a ball closest to the St. Croix Marina and dinked on in to check out the marina.
There is a $5.00 per day fee for tying the dinghy up at their dinghy dock. They told us we could also leave a rental car in their secured lot. Being that we were renting apartments in los angeles a car the next day (for 2 days) we were happy to hear that it would be safe at night. apartments in los angeles We called Olympic Car Rental and rented a 4door small car for $38.00 per day. (plus fuel). Quite the deal.
We took a quick ride around the harbor and out to the western beaches of Christiansted. We checked out the strip of bar/restaurants on the wharf and the Fort and Protestant Cay (and hotel). Back to Cattitude for cocktails and dinner, as we want to get going early on Tues. morning.
Tuesday, Oct 13 9am we dink on in to St. Croix marine and Olympic Car Rental meets us to take us to the rental office to procure our vehicle. A quick and easy procedure and we are ready for our tour of the island map in hand.
We headed east through Christiansted and pass Green Cay Marina and Restaurant, the lovely old Bucaneer Hotel and sugar mill ruins. We pass several restaurants and watering joints. apartments in los angeles The north shore is beautiful with rolling hills and pretty houses. Not far from Green Cay is Reef Beach and Duggan s Reef restaurant with a pretty beach and hammocks under the trees. apartments in los angeles It was not open for lunch, but it looks like a great place to spend some time. We were told that it is one of the best restaurants apartments in los angeles on island and a great place to get lobster. We continue on to Teague apartments in los angeles Bay and the St. Croix Yacht Club. Looks like another good place to anchor and use facilities. After Teague Bay we came up to Cramer Beach Park. Nice beach with tables, shelters and virtually no one there. Across from the beach is a HUGE radar dish (85ft. across) it is part of the Very Long Baseline Array.
Heading further east, the views of Buck Island are beautiful. We end up at Udall Point (the furthest eastern point of the United States.) There, there is a monument to the Millennium. You can see for miles and miles. Northwest to Buck Island .. East to the Ocean as far as the eye can see and South to the southeastern bays of St. Croix. Just beautiful.
From Udall Point we headed south and west along the coast. Our biggest complaint was that the foliage along the roads was so high that you couldn t see the view most of the time. We did come to overlooks and eventually got to the DiviCarina Hotel complex. There is housed the only Casino on the island. We didn t stop to gamble. (LuSea apartments in los angeles is underage). We continued driving along the south shore and eventually came across a Boy Scout camp. Pretty cool looking sporting/climbing area.
From Hovensa, we decided we needed lunch and couldn t find anything along the road, so we took a straight path to Frederiksted. There was a cruise ship in town so many market booths were set up along the wharf. We drove past and headed out to Coconuts for lunch. Great burgers and Margarita s and the waitress even brought LuSea a glass of ice water. After lunch I wanted to walk through the vendor booths as I knew they would only be there when the ship was in. Considering it was a large Celebrity ship, there weren t many people apartments in los angeles in town. The vendors had some really pretty things. I think the item I like most is the Chaney jewelry. It is made from small pieces of old broken Chinese pottery. The piece is then surrounded by a silver or gold bezel. Very nice stuff .different. I didn t buy any, since Paul has cut me off from jewelry purchases. Now what I don t know is can you only get Chaney in St. Croix, or is it available in other islands?
We finished up with the vendors and headed back east toward the St. George Botanical Gardens. Upon arrival they were charging $8.00 per person and Paul had no intention of looking at plants for $16.00. We then decided to head back to Christiansted apartments in los angeles via the rain forest. It was certainly the long way back, but we saw the rest of the north shore and arrived back in Christiansted by dinner time. Since we had the car for 2 days, we walked apartments in los angeles along the wharf and then headed back to St. Croix Marina to leave the car and head back to Cattitude. Upon arrival at the marina parking lot, we were told that we couldn t leave the car there and that we needed to leave it on the street. No way! We eventually agreed with the marina manager that we would leave it in the restaurant parking lot on premise. Not sure they would be happy about that, but at least it would be safe.
Wed. Oct 14th. We head back to the marina about 9am and yes, our car is still there. Today we will go back to the west end of the island and check it out further. Cruzan Rum Factory is our first stop. The tour is $5.00 per person. At first we thought that that was a little high for walking thru a rum factory .but stay tuned. The factory was interesting, apartments in los angeles to see how the rum is made, all the barrels of rum in the warehouse for aging. Over 10,000 barrels. Wow. The flavoring and bottling is now done in Florida, so all we saw as end product was the area where they pump the final product into tankers to ship to Florida.
Now, here is the great part! After the rum factory tour, they take you to the bar to taste the rum. Now we figured apartments in los angeles that we would get those little tiny shot glasses with a couple of tastes of the different flavors. But, NO, they are making full drinks. Each tour guide seems to have their own concoctions. apartments in los angeles You can try many drinks as you want or can consume without falling over. Cool beans! Best was the Banana Split. It is kind of like a Bushwacker, but all different rums.
After the rum factory we went to the Whim Plantation. A historical site. Original house and furnishings along with a sugar mill remains. Interesting to hear the story of the owner and see a map of St. Croix with the locations of all the sugar mills. There were hundreds of them. After the house tour, it was a self guided tour through the property. Nice with a lot of remaining apartments in los angeles items from the 1800 s.
After the Whim plantation we continued along the south shore and ended up at Sandy Point. apartments in los angeles One of the nicer beaches apartments in los angeles on the island. We just looked, but had no desire to go swimming. It would have been a nice place to have lunch. We decided to head back up to the rainforest and the Infamous Domino Club . Home of the beer drinking pigs. We head through Frederiksted and up the mountain. Along the way we see the waterfalls from the rain forest apartments in los angeles by the Creque Dam. This dam was built a long time ago to collect water for Frederiksted. You can climb down to the bottom where the water falls, but there are also a few waterfalls on either side of the road. We found a particularly nice one, but there were a number of locals in it so we watched for awhile and continued on our way. It is amazing that in the middle of this rainforest there are sporadic homes. Most, you can t even see the entrance road to the house.
Arrival apartments in los angeles at the Domino Club. We are the only ones there and we put LuSea in her travel bag. Into the restaurant we head and sit at the bar. Paul I ordered lunch and while it was being prepared we were deciding what to drink. Along comes a cat and LuSea barks from her bag (up on the barstool). They say YOU HAVE A DOG? Paul answers, yes in the bag. No Dogs. But he replies it is in a bag . No dogs, put it in the car. No, the car is too hot and the dog will not survive. NO DOGS. Meanwhile there the cat on the floor eating from a bowl and we look around and see another cat lying across one of the dining tables. We ask what about the cats . Oh, they are no problem, just the dog. Paul, who never gets upset with anything, says That s bull shit and we up and leave. Ridiculous. They have cats and beer drinking pigs, but the dog in the bag is a p