It's not every trip you can say you've stayed in an exclusive villa, rouged-it in a tent, ran into a scorpion, 
petted an adorable donkey that we just bumped into, hitch-hiked my away around an island and vacationed at what is considered by some as one of the top ten beautiful beaches in the world. I will say I've 'majobled' myself to many islands and this has been the most breathtaking that I've seen. I'd say this has to with the island being extremely underdeveloped, as two thirds of the island is national park. The many beaches are quiet, with trails leading down from the woods. I almost felt like I was in an episode of Lost-- I didn't think these type of islands still existed. I suppose that's also why everything is outrageously expensive- I'm still not over a carton of milk costing $5.99.
petted an adorable donkey that we just bumped into, hitch-hiked my away around an island and vacationed at what is considered by some as one of the top ten beautiful beaches in the world. I will say I've 'majobled' myself to many islands and this has been the most breathtaking that I've seen. I'd say this has to with the island being extremely underdeveloped, as two thirds of the island is national park. The many beaches are quiet, with trails leading down from the woods. I almost felt like I was in an episode of Lost-- I didn't think these type of islands still existed. I suppose that's also why everything is outrageously expensive- I'm still not over a carton of milk costing $5.99.In any event, I won't get boggled down in details, because this is my one and only blog and my Guest Feature, guest entry... So what to tell of our experience...
I am quite impressed by Jill's resourcefulness and camping attitude and personality. Yes, the island is equisitely gorgeous, but there is no luxury in her accomodations. The frigid cold shower on the chain was quite the wake-up call. She warned me and told me you get adjusted, but there is nothing remotely enjoyable about cleaning, and I'm not sure I believe in her getting used to frigid cold philosophy... I loved the tent apartment, minus the killer Scorpion (ok, maybe exaggerating on the killer part) and the stiff back. Jill's newfound amigos, Skye (quinissential name for the type of islanders and visitors that frequent this island) and Eric (Ejj) and Kevin (Moon- yes Moon because he's out there, like it...) were all very fun and sweet and made my trip that much more interesting. Thank you ejj for the deliciously packed lunch, beautiful hand-made necklace and the delicious Antiguan coffee. The people I met who lived on St. John, mostly limited to our hitchhiking buddies are all slightly quirky, but also really friendly and warm.
Jill's family is wonderful! Perhaps when they read this blog, they can think about making me an honorary family member. They were so gracious, warm and fun!!! They rented a villa for the week so our first two nights were spent in their gorgeous week home enjoying the overlook. My full-day with her family consisted of time visiting beaches, snorkeling around a wildly huge turtle, a delicious lunch and a fun night out on the town. Yes, family, my name IS Happy!
It is really hard to sum up this trip, but hope these highlights share some of our experiences. Jill's doing amazing in her two-month home we all look forward for you to return back to your real one. Lots of love and island wishes to Jilly.
I will dedicate this segment's song, "Coconut (put the lime in the coconut) to Ejj and Jilly for their island supper--
~Joy
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