St. John Off The Beaten Track - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0964122014 ISBN 13: 9780964122017

Publisher: Sombrero Publishing Co., 2000

Synopsis

This unique, captivating guide takes you where no other guide book can - to the little known, hard to reach, out of the way and easy to miss parts of this special island in the U.S. Virgins. Other guidebooks can tell you where to stay, eat, shop, or rent a car. But Off the Beaten Track takes you off the road and on to the islands many hiking trails, telling insider stories as you go. Then it takes you off the trails, scrambling up rocks, walking the shoreline, and wandering up and down lush green guts. It will also lead you to the best snorkeling, the lesser-known beaches old plantation ruins and much more.

Mr. Singer is an enthusiastic storyteller and much history and culture is shared along the way. A 30-year resident, he lets you in on many places that other locals wish he wouldn't mention, preferring to keep these spots to themselves. Indeed his guide brings these places to life and takes the reader back in time to the action, adventure, history, struggle, strife, work, and play that spawned the colorful personality St. John is known for even today.

The book has everything you need to keep you busy, enthralled, and moving about. Enjoy the full color photos by St. John photographer Dean Hulse and illustrations by Natasha Singer. Read it before you go. Pick your adventures. Bring the book with you. And, once on the island, use it both to decipher the hints left behind by a culture now vanished as well as to enjoy the beauty of this pristine paradise, nearly impossible to find elsewhere today.

About this title

From the Author:

"St. John Off the Beaten Track" is, more than anything else, an expression of my love for St. John, its people and its culture. St. John is one of the greatest places on Earth. So come and visit, and let "St. John Off the Beaten Track" provide you with information that will greatly enhance your tropical island experience.

From the Back Cover:

St. John Off The Beaten Track
A Unique and Unusual Guide to St. John U.S.V.I.

National Park Trails
The Ruins, the Views, and the Natural Environment

"Off Trail" Adventures
Along secluded shorelines and pristine mountain guts with lush tropical foliage, fresh water pools and waterfalls

The History, Culture and People of St. John

Private and Intimate Beaches

The Best Snorkeling Spots

The Ecology
Forests, beaches, salt ponds, Mangroves and Coral Reefs, their importance and their Interrelationships

Plus
Maps, illustrations, folk tales, riddles and color photos

About this edition

• Publisher: Sombrero Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0964122014
• ISBN 13: 9780964122017
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288
• Illustrator: Hulse Dean