What's your favorite caribbean island?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

[Hugin]

1. For crying out loud... What's wrong with St. Lucia?

Huh?

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. Of those you list, it's Dominica.

The scenery and the rain forest there are simply gorgeous. It used to be Montserrat for the natural beauty and the friendliness of the people, but the island as I knew it no longer exists since the volcano started erupting 20 years ago.

[Drum]

3. Haha!

:D

I wasn't going to vote or reply, as I haven't been to those on your poll, but then I saw the pic you enclosed.... Vieques is the only one I've visited (1994,) and I had a great time!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

4. Just got back a few weeks ago.

Had a blast!

[Inchworm]

5. Bimini, Bahamas

Hella of cool memories there.

:hi:

[LynneSin]

6. Other - I'd rather be on the Pacific Coast like Acupulco

:D

[seemunkee]

7. St Johns

[kay1864]

8. St. John

We saw five islands on our 7-day cruise, and St. John was the hands-down favorite. Just beautiful.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

9. what were the other 4?

[kay1864]

11. Lemme think...

Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, and Antigua.

We skipped one of the "D's" (forget which one) since a Canadian showed us an article that there had been an outbreak of cholera or something, and KayTot was only 4 months old.

MrsKay's mom came within 5 minutes of being left behind on Barbados. Those cruise ships leave on time, they don't wait for you if you're late.

[malta blue]

10. My home island of Hispaniola

specifically the Dominican Republic....

It is so beautiful there, the culture is amazing and the people are so charming....

I can't wait to go back in August.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

12. There's a bunch of Dominican people in my neighborhood

they're great - and they cook some awesome food!

[malta blue]

16. Yes we are good cooks...

I unfortunately live way up in upstate NY and have limited access to the ingredients needed to make authentic dominican food. The funny thing is my favorite dominican foods are considered "peasant" foods, and really hard to get in restaurants when I visit the island...:shrug:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

18. got any recipes?

[malta blue]

19. on my home pc I have some

but mostly I do it from sight. I learned from my grandmother - mom is a horrible cook:rofl:. She lives in the DR but mainly eats very light anyhow - too hot for her to eat rice and beans (or so she says).

[RebelOne]

13. I've been to most of those islands,

but St. Thomas is my favorite.

[MorningGlow]

14. Never been

I need to do some in-depth investigation of said islands before I can answer your question. Anybody lend me a few thou for research purposes? Thanks! :hi:

[City Lights]

15. My first trip to the Caribbean (St. Thomas) is coming up in a couple of weeks.

Can't wait! :bounce:

[kay1864]

20. Don't miss the St Thomas Dairy

Incredible ice cream and milkshakes. For an extra 50 cents you get a shot of rum or Kahlua in your milkshake.

[City Lights]

21. Sounds yummy!

Thanks! :hi:

[seemunkee]

31. Best thing to do is head out to the other islands

Sorry but I don't like St Thomas. Its geared to sucking as much money out of tourists wallets as possible. Do a day of shopping and then stay out of Charlotte Amalie.
Take the ferry to St Johns and get a bus/taxi to Trunk Bay and follow the underwater nature trail. If your more adventerous rent a jeep for the day and head to Waterlemon Cay and snorkle out to the island (moderately difficult) Look for turtles and squid in the tall grass. You can also visit the Annaberg sugar plantation ruins.
If you can swing it the park service offers a great all day hike/swim/boat ride if you can arrange it.

Another nice day trip it to go to the Baths on Virgin Gorda.

And eat lots of conch fritters washed down with Red Stripe.

[EstimatedProphet]

17. The one where the rum and the weed comes from

That one.

[RebelOne]

30. The rum comes from Barbados, but I don't know about the weed.

I loved Barbados. You can even buy rum punches in a hamburger joint. And cheap, too.

[LSK]

22. Key West

If that counts.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

24. It doesn't but the best time my wife and I EVER had

was in Key West!

[MonkeyFunk]

23. Cozumel!

[NewJeffCT]

25. Since I've only been to Aruba & the Turks & Caicos

I'll vote for Aruba.

[TZ]

26. Aruba for sure!

I have been to PR and the Bahamas too. Aruba is fantastic. Neat place with cactus and beautiful clear tropical water. Best snorkeling ever-and I didn't have to even take a boat--just walk out from the beach we were staying on. Really nice people too. And unlike other resorts, it has a nice European/Carribean flavor that some of the other touristy places just don't have.

[Hand]

27. Cuba!

Helps to have a Canadian passport, of course. :hi:

[trof]

28. Well, the most fun I ever had was in PR.

And that's all I'll say about that.
;-)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

29. what happens in PR

stays in PR!