Wow. Spectacular video Rick. Location, Location, Location. A very rare piece of Real Estate, on the water, near the Baths. Rick do you remember the asking price at the time? Did it survive the Hurricane? Cheers, from yyz
This was a fabulous house to stay at and I hope to return soon. Although one childish complaint I have was the internet. It was kinda slow. But it didn't really matter cause of all the wonderful things on the island. The wild roaming chickens were cool too.
Read in this book about a trip the gang took to Virgin Gorda during its Easter Carnival: There used to be a 1 story shack where the 3 story building is right at the end of the St. John dock. It had stones out front with a couple picnic tables, and there was no gate or building on the dock. My dad was involved in the St. John Pub that was there throughout the 1980s that sold subs, hotdogs, cold beer and mixed tropical drinks to the tourists. I used to go over to St. John and have lunch at The Backyard on some Saturdays, that was practically all traveling by road on that island I did in the years I was there. When I was 12 dad bought me a 13 foot Boston Whaler with a 55hp and besides the other 4 boats he had I used to use it to go to St. John once in a while. A couple times was to Trunk where we visited our schoolmate that lived in the house on the peninsula that you see. She used to travel to St. Thomas to go to school and back every day. My best friend's dad owned the largest dump truck on St. Thomas during the time they were moving the Eastern mountain to off the Western end of the runway extending it. His driver was dropping a load off the end, lost control and jumped out just in time to see it sink into the end of the runway. Time, resources, etc dictated that they just keep going. So when you land there, you are landing on a dump truck. December 1989 through Jan 1990 I helped put the flat roof on the new airport terminal. White guys who hired me got fired for fist fighting the day before I came down to take the job, and I spent three days doing nothing, with the exception of checking the caps that held down the flat roof that had already been done. I think I counted 173 that weren't fastend. I told the guy who came down from Florida to take over the job, but he didn't seem concerned. I have no idea if it passed inspection. My family of 6 including 2 of my grandparents were scheduled on the American Airlines flight that crashed on the island in 1976 running into a Shell gas station at the end of the short runway. My mom had a dream, and rescheduled us for a week earlier with all the work and changes made for dad's 3 stores to run for 2 weeks. We were at Magens when it crashed. A call went out for the 2nd most rare blood, AB-, which my father had. My dad said he wasn't taking time out from his vacation to donate blood. Read the karma my dad died to on that island 14 years after that crash, in this book with links below. I've probably been on more cruise ships than anyone reading this, yet never been on a cruise. My dad ran a ship chandlery that had a monopoly on selling liquor to the cruise ships in the early '80s, that I used to spend my afternoons after school doing my homework at, that was located at the last building on the Havensite dock (has Senior Frogs painted on its roof). After growing up on the island and starting when I was 17 in late 1986, we used to roam Charlotte Amalie downtown streets at night bar hopping Coconuts, Rosie O'Grady's, The Ritz, Yesterdays, then to the Greenhouse at 10pm for the current live band, when everyone was partying in the islands. Since the bars closed at 2 AM we would go out to steal cars, usually rentals, and race across the island, afterward sometimes stripping them for parts. I've floored it in a brand new 1987 Accord LXi from the Fort all the way to Frenchtown one night easily doing 100mph, which was not unusual to do with stolen cars but sometimes done even with the ones we sort of cared about. I hold the record for most boats stolen in one night while alone; three - I took them to a birthday party. Would you like to read about real modern pirates based out of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands taking place in the end of the cocaine fueled 80s? "THE REAL PARADISE: Diary of a Modern-Day Caribbean Pirate" Paperback: www.amazon.com/dp/1653714360 or Kindle: www.amazon.com/dp/B083C3DD19 (free with Ultimate).
Back in 2004 my husband were married at the base of the stairs, just before entering the living room. We regretted that we had made reservations to stay at Biras Creek at the end of week because we didn't want to leave Sol y Sombra! We loves this place so very much that we treated our grown daughters and their husbands to a week the following year. That year we DID extend our stay after the kids left! Some day we will return for a third time!
TheNewAlphabet DavidEdgin 1 second ago Very nice videos, but I had a problem watching at the website,,,, gotta an error message, in case that helps you some. The videos clicked through to youtube on the first try.
Glad you enjoyed your stay, thanks for watching the video and leaving a great comment!
Glad you liked the video, thanks for your comment!
Thanks for your compliment!
That's a great history, and I can understand why you'd want to return!
Great house,good music and video.Rick what a great life you have.
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Un villa in Paradiso.
Che spettacolo. Giardino e piscina tropicali...su una delle 10 spiagge più belle del mondo.
Thanks Tim!
Wow. Spectacular video Rick. Location, Location, Location.
A very rare piece of Real Estate, on the water, near the Baths. Rick do you remember the asking price at the time? Did it survive the Hurricane?
Cheers,
from
yyz
This was a fabulous house to stay at and I hope to return soon. Although one childish complaint I have was the internet. It was kinda slow. But it didn't really matter cause of all the wonderful things on the island. The wild roaming chickens were cool too.
What a Lovely Video and Place to live.. Well Done
Sorry you had a problem, did it ever resolve for you?
Read in this book about a trip the gang took to Virgin Gorda during its Easter Carnival:
There used to be a 1 story shack where the 3 story building is right at the end of the St. John dock. It had stones out front with a couple picnic tables, and there was no gate or building on the dock. My dad was involved in the St. John Pub that was there throughout the 1980s that sold subs, hotdogs, cold beer and mixed tropical drinks to the tourists. I used to go over to St. John and have lunch at The Backyard on some Saturdays, that was practically all traveling by road on that island I did in the years I was there. When I was 12 dad bought me a 13 foot Boston Whaler with a 55hp and besides the other 4 boats he had I used to use it to go to St. John once in a while. A couple times was to Trunk where we visited our schoolmate that lived in the house on the peninsula that you see. She used to travel to St. Thomas to go to school and back every day.
My best friend's dad owned the largest dump truck on St. Thomas during the time they were moving the Eastern mountain to off the Western end of the runway extending it. His driver was dropping a load off the end, lost control and jumped out just in time to see it sink into the end of the runway. Time, resources, etc dictated that they just keep going. So when you land there, you are landing on a dump truck. December 1989 through Jan 1990 I helped put the flat roof on the new airport terminal. White guys who hired me got fired for fist fighting the day before I came down to take the job, and I spent three days doing nothing, with the exception of checking the caps that held down the flat roof that had already been done. I think I counted 173 that weren't fastend. I told the guy who came down from Florida to take over the job, but he didn't seem concerned. I have no idea if it passed inspection. My family of 6 including 2 of my grandparents were scheduled on the American Airlines flight that crashed on the island in 1976 running into a Shell gas station at the end of the short runway. My mom had a dream, and rescheduled us for a week earlier with all the work and changes made for dad's 3 stores to run for 2 weeks. We were at Magens when it crashed. A call went out for the 2nd most rare blood, AB-, which my father had. My dad said he wasn't taking time out from his vacation to donate blood. Read the karma my dad died to on that island 14 years after that crash, in this book with links below.
I've probably been on more cruise ships than anyone reading this, yet never been on a cruise. My dad ran a ship chandlery that had a monopoly on selling liquor to the cruise ships in the early '80s, that I used to spend my afternoons after school doing my homework at, that was located at the last building on the Havensite dock (has Senior Frogs painted on its roof). After growing up on the island and starting when I was 17 in late 1986, we used to roam Charlotte Amalie downtown streets at night bar hopping Coconuts, Rosie O'Grady's, The Ritz, Yesterdays, then to the Greenhouse at 10pm for the current live band, when everyone was partying in the islands. Since the bars closed at 2 AM we would go out to steal cars, usually rentals, and race across the island, afterward sometimes stripping them for parts. I've floored it in a brand new 1987 Accord LXi from the Fort all the way to Frenchtown one night easily doing 100mph, which was not unusual to do with stolen cars but sometimes done even with the ones we sort of cared about. I hold the record for most boats stolen in one night while alone; three - I took them to a birthday party. Would you like to read about real modern pirates based out of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands taking place in the end of the cocaine fueled 80s? "THE REAL PARADISE: Diary of a Modern-Day Caribbean Pirate" Paperback: www.amazon.com/dp/1653714360 or Kindle: www.amazon.com/dp/B083C3DD19 (free with Ultimate).
another fantastic video of a fantastic place in the sun! Makes me want to hit an armored car and retire down there...
Back in 2004 my husband were married at the base of the stairs, just before entering the living room. We regretted that we had made reservations to stay at Biras Creek at the end of week because we didn't want to leave Sol y Sombra! We loves this place so very much that we treated our grown daughters and their husbands to a week the following year. That year we DID extend our stay after the kids left! Some day we will return for a third time!
Hi Rick,
Loved the video! Wanted to ask a question: Is this Villa for sale or just to rent?
Thanks so much!
Have a great weekend!!
Yes, welcome to Virgin Gorda, not the best place for internet, but it has other benefits! ;)
Exquisite!
nice vid!
That's how to market a property! Beautiful place, very desirable!
Gorgeous
would they consider sale ...how much??
lovely
Hi im Janet and im trying too buy one how do i get some information on the house s
hey Rick this vid sounds like you on it
Shannon Manor - British Virgin Islands Sotheby's International Realty
I did a video for Shannon Manor a few years ago for Sotheby's
TheNewAlphabet DavidEdgin 1 second ago
Very nice videos, but I had a problem watching at the website,,,, gotta an error message, in case that helps you some. The videos clicked through to youtube on the first try.
How much would a property like that sell for any land for sale an acre
Nothing like the Bitter End Yacht Club.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO STAY. WOULD LIKE TO RETURN WITH FAMILY ONE
OF THESE DAYS SOON!!!!!
JIM SULLIVAN
only thing i wouldn't recommend is the armored car, might lead to a shortened retirement, Lol
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