Yesterday it was Christmas in the Caribbean!
Well at least it was Christmas up on North Shore of St Croix. Off the Wall, the world's best beach bar, had the Christmas music going and the place was full of artist, vendors & shoppers. Where else can you get a bottle of Coquito, an original painting, a crazy sign, a beautiful piece of jewelry and a pizza all at the same place? Nowhere but North Shore!
The most popular sign for the day was "Act Old Later". It does really sum up how people think on STX and North Shore in particular. If you don't know a lot about North Shore, you should check it out. It's a laid back area that seems to attract artist, musicians and self-proclaimed crazies.
If you are a tourist that has to be entertained every minute, one of those people that love planned tours and contrived shows and need to be given a schedule of what you will do next, when and where you must eat......well you're out of luck on STX. But if your a traveler and love to see what life is really like in a place that you visit, you enjoy talking to the locals and just kicking back and enjoying the atmosphere, then STX is the perfect destination for you. This is not to say that there are lots of things to do and see here, you just get to do them on your own time and how you want to do them. You can grab a chair at the bar and slip right into life in the left lane. Chatting with the locals is how you find all the great out of the way places, the must do stuff that you would miss if you were just doing the things that are advertised.
Off the Wall is one of the best places to do just that. Grab a chair, order a cool drink and strike up a conversation with some of the crazies that hang out there. Hot pizza, cold beer, crazy people.....Life Is Good!
