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Hello everyone, and happy Thursday! I am finally back home after a fun vacation up in the states. My island tours resume today, and I am happy to get back to showing you all the most beautiful place in the world! I am going to cruise around today to see if anything has changed over the past few weeks, and I will be sure to share what I learn with all of you. In there meantime, you can see what’s happening in St. John for yourself by checking out one of more than 20 live streaming webcams.

These webcams can be found 24/7 at www.explorestj.com/webcams. Here are all of them:

St. John Spice Cam – Overlooking the ferry dock & Cruz Bay

The Beach Bar – Bar Cam

The Beach Bar – Panoramic Beach Cam

The Beach Bar – Stage Cam (This webcam is only online when The Beach Bar has live music.)

The Windmill Bar

Lime Out, St. John’s Floating Taco Bar 

Coconut Coast Studios – Overlook Frank Bay toward St. Thomas – Sunset Views & Sound 

Mare Blu villa – Overlooking Rendezvous Bay

Villa Circe – Views of Tortola, Jost Van Dyke, Sir Francis Drake Channel & more

Calichi at Picture Point – 360 degree views!

Coral Bay Views – Located at Coconut Hill cottage, high above Coral Bay

Grande Bay Resort – Overlooking Cruz Bay

Sunset Ridge Villas – Located above Cruz Bay with views toward St. Thomas 

Fish Camp – Overlooking Turner Bay, Little St. James & French Cap

Great Expectations villa – Overlooking Hart & Rendezvous bays

Great Expectations – Sunset cam

La Jolla Caribe – Located in Catherineberg, high above Cinnamon Bay – northeast view

La Jolla Caribe – northwest view

Long Bay Beach Villa – St. John’s East End

Lovango Resort & Beach Club

Maho Bay House

Soggy Dollar Bar – Located over in Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands 

Windsong Villa – Overlooking Fish Bay & beyond

Windswept Point Live – Located on a point between Trunk & Cinnamon bays 

Coconuts villa – Located in Gifft Hill with views toward Pillsbury Sound & St. Thomas 

https://www.weather.vi/webcam.php

Esprit villa – Located on Bordeaux Mountain, above Coral Bay

https://espritstjohn.com/live-webcam/

Sunset Ridge Villas – Located above Cruz Bay with views toward St. Thomas 

https://www.youtube.com/live/y8aDrxVkHHw?si=jqqTKQQFXYaKbyFS

If you have a webcam that you’d like to add to this list, please email jenn@explorestj.com.

Want to learn more about St. John? Looking to take an island tour?

Learn more here –> www.explorestj.com/tour See the island of St. John with a resident. See the nooks and crannies that many visitors miss. Explore the beaches, historical sites, perhaps a tiki bar or two, and much more. Full & half days available. Rated “Excellent” on TripAdvisor. Book Now. 🙂 

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It’s that time of year, folks! Public school has begun in St. John, and our teachers desperately need our help with purchasing much-needed school supplies. Julie King, a parent on St. John, has spearheaded this campaign, once again, and I truly thank her for all of her help.

The Need

Julius E. Sprauve School is located right in Cruz Bay. It’s St. Johns only public school, and it serves children from pre-k through 8th grade. (Children living in St. John who attend public high school take the ferry over to St. Thomas each day.) Teachers are looking for everything from pencils and markets to flash cards and books. Items range in price from $5.29 (pencils for our pre-k students) to $499 (a laptop for math students in grades four, five and six).

How You Can Help

Julie has created an Amazon Wish List that lists all of the requested items. It includes which teacher requested the items and which grade it will be used for. You can view the entire list here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3FU9X6F4NT6S6?type=wishlist&filter=unpurchased&sort=default&viewType=list

You can also send money directly to Julie. I know Julie, and she is a trustworthy woman. She is a bookkeeper on island, and would happily provide accounting records for this project to anyone who requests it. Julie mentioned that cash donations (Venmo, PayPal or checks) allow her to take advantage of quantity discounts, apply points, redeem rewards, use coupon codes, and shop around. If you’d like to send cash, you can do so three ways:

1. Paypal: paypal.me/justjulieking
2. Venmo: www.venmo.com/Julie-King-154
3. Check: Made out to Julie King. Mailing address is Julie King, 5000 Estate Enighed, PMB 97, St. John, VI 00830

Feel free to reach out to me at jenn@explorestj.com if you have any questions.

Last year, we successfully helped these teachers Clear the List. Let’s do it again this year! Thank you all in advance for helping the children of St. John!

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Want to learn more about St. John? Looking to take an island tour?

Learn more here –> www.explorestj.com/tour See the island of St. John with a resident. See the nooks and crannies that many visitors miss. Explore the beaches, historical sites, perhaps a tiki bar or two, and much more. Full & half days available. Rated “Excellent” on TripAdvisor. Tours will resume August 29th. We took a little summer break. 🙂

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This story was updated on Dec. 9, 2024.

I know that many of you would like to own a business on St. John, and this could be your chance!

Sunshine Daydream Boat Charters is available for sale, and it recently had a dramatic price reduction! This St. John-based company has been in business for more than nine years and has a large, loyal clientele with numerous repeat guests. This makes it the ultimate turn-key business with an immediate return on investment.

What’s Included in the Sale

• Three professionally-maintained, newer model power boats. (All are less than five years old.)
  • The Yamaha 300hP engines have been professionally maintained by Offshore Marine since new.
• Each boat has its own 8.5′ West Marine inflatable dinghy powered by a 6hp Yamaha engine. (All are less than three years old.)
• Each boat has its own triple axle trailer that’s in great shape.
• Three mooring balls. (This is very hard to acquire in St. John.)

About the Business

• Received TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Award for nine consecutive years
• Great reviews!
  • 800+ 5-Star reviews on TripAdvisor
  • 425+ 5-star reviews on Google
• Strong social media presence
  • 13,000+ Instagram followers
  • 11,000+ Facebook followers

Your next career may take you to the beautiful turquoise waters around St. John and the British Virgin Islands. Not a bad office if you ask me!

Want to Know More?

Sunshine Daydream Boat Charters is listed with Tammy Donnelly at 340 Real Estate Co. for $1.5 million. Feel free to contact me, Jenn Manes, for more information. Call or text 203-376-3786 or email jenn@explorestj.com with any questions. I am a licensed realtor with 340 Real Estate Co.

If you are looking to purchase or sell a home, condo, land, timeshare or business in St. John, I would love to help you! Feel free to reach out to me at anytime, and we can chat.

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Want to learn more about St. John? Looking to take an island tour?

Learn more here –> www.explorestj.com/tour See the island of St. John with a resident. See the nooks and crannies that many visitors miss. Explore the beaches, historical sites, perhaps a tiki bar or two, and much more. Full & half days available. Rated “Excellent” on TripAdvisor.

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