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We will be land based in St. Croix starting this weekend, provided whatever that thing out there in the Caribbean doesn't ky-bosh our flight out of Miami. We will be staying near Christianstead. We've never stayed there before, only visiting on a cruise, so we're real newbies. Any land based hints, shopping or restaurant recommendations? I hear that there are some unusual jewelry options there. Thanks for any help.

Wow Carol , do enjoy and the only thing that I really know and love about that Island , is their local Am Radio station 970.

OK, thanks!

And I just remember Armstrong Ice Cream is the very best Ice Cream in the area . Try it for the local saying "its good for the soul " lol.

OK, thanks for that! Always good to know some local brands.

Yes and you will love it , enjoy and will await your pictures.

Definitely will post pictures here at some point.

They have a signature bracelet that is sold everywhere. It is kinda a “ hey you been to St Croix” kind of thing.

The rainforest is fun to drive through. They have the Domino Club bar which is cool and you can see the beer drinking pigs.

We did the Cruzan Rum tour that was good. Not sure how it is now, I think Cruzan was sold and rum is made elsewhere.

We did a snorkel trip to Buck Island. Even if you don’t get in the water the cruise is nice and the cookout on the beach was good.

Granted we were there in 2014 it was still a place we would return and thought about retiring to.

TravelHat--Yes, I have heard of the 'hook' bracelet. We are here. Very different than anywhere we have been.

The Landing @Cane Bay is a restaurant that is in a spot that we frequented. It was called sometime else. The views are really good and the reviews on the Landing are pretty strong. Nice beach there and this might be a good place to eat.

TravelHat--We are just kind of still settling in here. Cane Bay is supposedly really pretty.

Any updates, was looking forward to hearing about your experiences.

We're back home, as of late last night. Interesting trip. St Croix is much different from SXM, that's for sure. Not touristy at all. I guess the thing that surprised me the most was how long it took to get from one place to another. There is zero traffic, but we would routinely spend 30-40 minutes or so, getting to this area or that.

I will do some reports next week hopefully.

Sounds good.