Beach to Beach Power Swim - Bring it on St John!

There are courses for all levels of swimmers

If you are going to be on St John Sunday, May 26th join in and support the Friends of Virgin Islands National Park's 10th Annual Beach-to-Beach Power Swim.

The race consists of three courses:

• Short Course from Maho Bay to Cinnamon Bay, about 1 mile
• Intermediate Course from Maho Bay to Trunk Bay, about 2¼ miles
• Long Course from Maho to Hawksnest, about 3½ miles. Swimmers can compete in the long course as an individual or as part of a 3-person team.

Swimmers may also compete assisted by snorkel and/or fins in an "assisted swimmer" category

There are still 2 more practice swims on the schedule so even if you are not going to be on St John for the actual swim you can participate in one of the following practice swims if you wish:

April 28: Maho to Cinnamon or Trunk

May 12: Maho to Cinnamon, Trunk or Hawksnest

The practice swims will start at 8:30 from the north end of Maho Bay Beach.

Come out to swim, root the swimmers, support the Friends of Virgin Islands National Park, and have a fun St John day!

First day of spring on St John

First day of spring - Trunk Bay - sweet!

This is the way Trunk Bay beach looked this afternoon on the first day of spring.  How sweet! Wish you were here? Well, come on down!

October News flashes and fun St John clips

Trunk Bay St John

• Our friends at On-StJohn.com posted a wonderful beach-break video of Trunk Bay beach. Heard on the video are the reactions of people who are seeing Trunk Bay for the first time. As the MasterCard ad says 'priceless'!
• Restaurant happenings: There is even more comfort food on St John these days with: Fatty Crab's new 'Smoke Out Sunday' barbecue brunch; the Gastro Grub (at the Marketplace) with their Mac'n Cheez and Meatloaf; the opening of Iguana Grill with their burgers and beer (across from Woody's); and Coral Bay's New Clean Plate serving traditional island fare such as stewed goat or jerk chicken, callalo and okra, seasoned rice, peas, and fungi.
• We, at Great Expectations, continue to work hard to partner with more St John business owners who agreed to give our guests a discount. We can now help our guests with discounts on car rentals, boat charters - sail and power, snorkeling trips (and snuba),photography, catering, and, yes, massages! See our websitefor details and our ownspecials.

Enough good reasons to plan a trip to St John? We hope so! Come to St John - and Great Expectations - to experience the magic for yourself.Best,Chuck & Kristin
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