Frederiksted April 23, 2014 - From inside Cape Air flight from SJU to STX
On April 22nd, I took the 11:59 p.m. JetBlue flight from JFK to San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU). I was to connect with Seaborne but since the flight was delayed, I switched to Cape Air. Why lose precious hours sitting in the airport in SJU? It was good to be on St. Croix! The flight from STX to SJU was delayed and so was the flight from SJU to JFK. I got back to NYC at 1 a.m. on April 24th.
April 2014 - Another one day trip to St. Croix
Photos from St. Croix 33 of old site
The clouds and sea from inside the plane
You can see the Cape Air propeller.
Frederiksted is visible. Not fog. Just the texture of the plane's window.
Another view of Frederiksted and pier
The plane is now moving away from the town
The Marley Houses are visible and so is Fisher Street, among others.
Getting closer to airport. I think the white buildings upper left side are those of Sunshine Mall.
Leaving St. Croix.
Back in New York City
These "balloons" are hanging along the walkway between JetBlue terminal and the Air Train.
April 2015
Another trip to St. Croix for my birthday. The JetBlue flight left at 11:59 p.m. on 04/22/2015. About an hour into the flight, we hit turbulence. It was rough, which woke me up. The Seaborne 7 a.m. flight from San Juan to St. Croix left on time. My sister, Gloria, was waiting for me. We had a great time. For lunch, I had Old Wife fish at Harvey's in Christiansted.
The Seaborne flight to San Juan and the JetBlue flight to JFK were delayed. The 6:15 p.m. Seaborne flight left at 7:45 p.m. That meant we had to go through Customs/Immigration and TSA again in San Juan. It was frustrating. The JetBlue flight that was scheduled to leave at 8:15 p.m. left at 10:00 p.m. Had it left on time, I would have missed it and would have had to wait for the 1 a.m. flight or sleep over in San Juan. We hit turbulence again. The flights to and from St. Croix were smooth.
I arrived in New York after 2 a.m. on 04/24.
April 2015 - Photos from St. Croix 34 of old site
Old St. Croix 34 also included April 2016 and April 2017.
View from inside the plane
Vieques?
Cabin - one row of seats on left, 2 rows on the right.
Frederiksted
Not smoke or smog. Plane window not too clear
2015
Cruzan Rum Distillery Under new ownership
Can make a landing on sea and also at airport
Hummingbird Air.
From St. Croix to St. Kitts, Dominica, St. Lucia 2022 - Are they still in business?
54 King Street - Circa 1865 Many columns and shutters enhance this 54 King Street building. This two-story structure may have been a general merchandise store and a meeting place for the business men. They come to town in order to make purchases and to learn the news of the island. This picture is among the oldest photographs of St. Croix.
Left bottom Corner - Courtesy of Danish West India Society Right bottom corner - Photographer unknown
Government House As Seen From Queen Cross - Circa 1895
An individual looks out of the second window to see the activity on Queen Cross Street. At this time, the Government House was more functional with stables, storage rooms, and workers' quarters. The entrance on Queen Cross Street needed a guard wall with decorative upright cannons, bollards. The wall was to protect people and vehicles from falling into the gut. This portion of the building burned in 1930. To the left, a soldier stands near a traditional Danish red guard house.
Left bottom corner - Courtesy of the Heirs of Ramsing (looks like it) Photographer - Helger (or Holger) Ramsing
Ma's grave
2015
#28, the house on right. Queen Street
Nilsa sent this and one on right from her cell phone.
Benjamin House
Plaque on Benjamin House
April 2016
The JetBlue flight left JFK at 11:59 p.m. on April 22nd. It was raining heavily when we arrived in San Juan. I arrived in Terminal A and would leave from Terminal D. Terminal D was almost empty except for a few businesses, Cape Air and Seaborne. The terminal is in the process of being renovated.
The Seaborne 8 a.m. flight from San Juan to St. Croix on 4/23 was re-scheduled to leave at 10:20 a.m. Since that would reduce the time spent on St. Croix, I booked a seat with Cape Air. When the agent saw it was my 65th birthday, she reduced the fare from $159.00 to $109.00. Wasn't that sweet of her? The flight left at 8:20 a.m.
My sister, Gloria, was waiting for me when I arrived on St. Croix. St. Croix was sunny and hot!! Our first stop was the cemetery. We cleaned off the grave and replaced the flowers. We then headed to Christiansted.
For lunch, I had stewed goat at Harvey's in Christiansted. After lunch, we checked out the casino in Caravelle Hotel. The casino is small, but the slot machines are very colorful. We didn't win. After the Casino, we headed to Daniel's Bakery to purchase guava tarts. Daniel's, unfortunately, was closed since it was Saturday, and the family is Adventist. We headed to Frederiksted. Other bakeries were closed or had no guava tarts. Guava tarts are my favorite. The bakery on King Street had a few tarts.
After I purchased the tarts, we headed back to the cemetery and then to the airport. I had never seen the airport on St. Croix so busy. The waiting area was standing room only!! On the tarmac were 2 American Airlines jets, a Delta, and a JetBlue. At 4:15 p.m., I took the JetBlue flight to San Juan. The flight lasts about 23 minutes. At 8:00 p.m., I left San Juan and got to JFK at 11:30 p.m. I made the entire trip in less than 24 hours. Incredible!
2016
There were 7 passengers, including me, on the flight. I counted 4 empty seats.
Leaving Puerto Rico
A view of Puerto Rico from the plane.
I have no idea what we were flying over.
I love the clouds.
St. Croix
More of St. Croix
Getting closer to the airport
2016
A Cape Air plane on St. Croix's tarmac
King Street, Frederiksted
A close-up of one of the flowers
What are the ladies up to?
The new Centennial License Plate
What I ate at Harvey's: stewed goat, salad, rice, fried plantains and corn. It was delicious!!
Ma's grave
A different view
April 2017
And yet another trip to St. Croix for my birthday.
This flight on April 22nd from New York to San Juan was on JetBlue but it left at 8:40 p.m. instead of 11:59 p.m. The 11:59 p.m. flight is to resume in May.
I arrived in San Juan after 12:30 a.m. Since I could not sleep on the uncomfortable chairs in Terminal D, I walked back and forth from Terminal D to A a few times. Terminal A was busy all night with JetBlue flights leaving almost every hour, mostly to Florida. Terminal D is still mostly deserted except for Cape Air and Seaborne plus another small airline.
Seaborne to St. Croix left earlier than scheduled since the flight was 2/3 full. However, once on the runway it had to return to the gate due to a red indicator in the cockpit. It did not take long to fix the problem.
The Seaborne flight from St. Croix to San Juan was half full and left on time. It was very cloudy when we left.
Since the flights were booked separately to save money (NYC to SJU, SJU to NYC and SJU to STX & STX to SJU), I had to check in with JetBlue in San Juan and go through TSA again, etc., because of the box of liquor I checked in. Had I done the reservations all together, Seaborne would have been able to check in the box of liquor from St. Croix to New York via JetBlue. We live and learn. The JetBlue fee of $25.00 for the checked in box was waived by a nice agent. My birthday gift? The JetBlue flight from San Juan to NY was delayed 45 minutes.
Gloria and I did our usual stops - cemetery, Daniels' for tarts, casino, etc. Since the restaurants we visited were closed, we decided to have lunch in Cheeseburgers in America's Paradise, East End, Christiansted. The key lime pie I ordered was out of this world!! In K-Mart and Market Street in Frederiksted, I ran into individuals I know.
2017
Luis Muñoz Marín Airport. A large photo of a sentry post of El Morro.
Seaborne plane next to the one I was on.
Deserted Terminal D
Terminal D Once home of American Airlines
Part of Terminal D closed Most businesses are gone.
The Kennedys meeting the governor, Mr. Luis Muñoz Marín.
View of St. Croix as the flight headed to airport.
Portion of Henry E. Rohlsen Airport
2017
Ma´s grave
Another view
Cheeseburgers in America´s Paradise East End, Christiansted
Buck Island
East End Photos taken with cell phone, J7
Grassy Point. South Shore. Vacant for many years. Now has a house and a fence before one gets to the house.
2017
East side of Strand Street
Verne I. Richards Veterans Memorial Park
A beautiful view of Strand Street Park, pier, etc.
2017
Leaving St. Croix. Military planes on tarmac
Plane leaving St. Croix
Same as photo on the right using different setting
Auto setting
I have no idea over which part of St. Croix the plane is flying over.
Lots of clouds
As the plane climbed, the sky got bluer.
More clouds
2017
I thought the clouds were beautiful, so I took this photo and the one on the right.
Over San Juan
Close-up view
Ready to land
April 2018
Another short trip to St. Croix for my 67th birthday.
I left New York at age 66 and returned at 67. How you like that?
I left of JetBlue flight 1503 at 11:39 p.m. I arrived in San Juan at about 3:30 a.m. and at 7:30 a.m. I left SJU on Seaborne flight 3512 to St. Croix.
I left St. Croix at 6 p.m. on Seaborne's flight 3557. At about 8:30 p.m., I left San Juan on JetBlue's flight 1904.
All flights left on time.
This trip was especially important since I was able to see some of the effects of Hurricane Maria had on the island in September 2017.
April 2018 - One day trip to St. Croix
From St. Croix 35 of old site
Leaving Puerto Rico
Flying over Vieques
Another view
Cloud formation
Reaching St. Croix. Visible is pier and part of Frederiksted
Blue seen is the tarp on the roofs of homes
A closer view. See all the blue?
2018
Flying over homes
Have no idea where this is
Cruzan Rum Distillery
From inside Gloria's car. Many trees were cut after the storm.
Many trees fell
The canopy created by the trees has vanished
Northwest corner of Prince and Queen Cross Streets To see this house as it was before, go to St. Croix F
Looking north on Prince Street
2018
Inside the cemetery
Ma's grave. As you can see, it was painted
Another view of cemetery
How many bodies can this hold?
Many of the beautiful trees gone
Uprooted tree Before the storm, it blocked the northerly view.
South wall damaged This is next to East Street
More damage to wall. Blue tarp on roof.
2018
View from Ma's grave
Another tree toppled
More damage to the wall King Cross and East Streets gate
Eastern view from inside cemetery.
The house adjacent to the cemetery. I began a walking tour of Frederiksted.
Baobab tree. See any fruits on the tree?
Where was this?
2018
Holy Trinity
Plaque
Old Straircase on Hospital Street
Hospital Street looking north Danish School, St. Pat's at a distance with blue tarp on the roof.
St. Patrick's
Tree fell Prince Street
Roots of tree that fell.
Market Street - Building was once post office, then police station and I think lastly a restaurant. Not sure what it was in 2017.
2018
King and Market Streets - Where Brow Soda was once located.
Ready for a sail?
Strand Street
Park on Strand Street
Damage to the Boardwalk
Columns toppled
Northerly view
More damage
2018
Next to the Boardwalk
Where Padilla once had his office
King Cross Street
King Cross between Queen and Prince Streets
On the corner of Prince and King Cross Streets A "before" look can be seen on St. Croix F
Another view of the damaged house
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Damage of the Episcopal Church's wall
St. Paul's, built in 1812.
Plaque.
2018
A better view of the section of the wall destroyed at the Anglican Church
Looking north
Two views of house that is on Prince and Queen Cross Streets
Where I once lived on Queen Cross Street
The house on corner of Hospital and Queen Cross Streets that was damaged by a fire now ruined by the hurricane.
Northeast corner of Hospital and Queen Cross Streets
The apartments at the Christian property on Fisher Street.
2018
The post office being repaired
A sign on wall of Harrigan Court
A beautiful mural
"We are powerful on the inside".
The bus stop
A close-up view The walking tour ended.
The Whim Greathouse
Notice the blue tarp.
2018
Another view of the Greathouse
On the premises of Whim Museum
The chimney appears not to have been touched by the storm. Incredible!!
Where Sprat Hall restaurant once stood.
Gas station across from Sunshine Mall.
Seaborne plane on tarmac. Photo taken with cell phone.
Leaving St. Croix
Bye to St. Croix
2018
Up and up and away
View from inside the plane.
Do you know where this is?
Guess?
Another view.
I have no idea where this is.
Salt River
Another view of Salt River
2018
Leaving Salt River
Northside. Davis Bay?
Great clouds
Sunset beginning
Sunset
Flying over Vieques
On our way to San Juan, Puerto Rico
2018
Bye to Vieques
Back to Puerto Rico
A racetrack??
And where does highway take us?
2018
Getting ready to land
Beautiful sunset
Damaged hanger at the airport
Inside the terminal
Two postcards I found while moving things around.
Christiansted The fort and Protestant Cay visible.
Check out the spelling of Christiansted CA 1850?
Frederiksted People standing on the shore, birds in the air, cattle enjoying the water and men in a boat with a seine. Is that the Fort on the right? This postcard may also be on another page.
Check out the spelling of Frederiksted. Again, CA 1850 Both cards are (c) R & R Trading Inc., St. Thomas
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