St. Croix Newsletter

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Pretty nice practice beach!

HAPPY HOUR at the bar
4 - 7 p.m. daily

Poolside table?

Open for
Lunch and Dinner

Don't forget about Sunday Brunch

EVENTS FOR MARCH Cruise Ships Arrive West Indian Style Beach BBQ Caribbean Hook Bracelet Flora & Fauna	FEATURED PICTURE

MARCH 2009 Cruise ships have started returning to visit St. Croix Dates: 3-3 3-11 3-16 3-19 3-25 3-31 Roseway - Sails daily from 4:00-6:30pm and departs and returns to the Port Authority Dock in Gallows Bay. Reservations are required at (340) 626-7877. March 3th - Candlelight Concert 7:30 pm at Whim March 12th - Art Thursday - 5 - 8 p.m. Shops open. March 14th - St. Patrick's Day Parade 11:00 a.m. The 15th Annual Flower and Fine Arts Festival will be held Saturday evening, March 28, from 7-9pm and Sunday, March 29, from 10-4pm at the St. George Village Botanical Garden. March 31st - Transfer Day - Celebrate the Danish turning over the Island to the United States.
BRACELET OF THE MONTH	ENTERTAINMENT SPOTLIGHT
GOLD HEART CARIBBEAN HOOK BRACELET Band is 4mm wide SILVER BAND W/GOLD HEART $80.00	West Indies BBQ Every Tuesday evening at the Harbor Master Beach Club (Hotel on the Cay) a West Indian Style Beach BBQ with chicken, ribs, and fish, complete with all kinds of great side dishes.It is an all you can eat buffet, Entertainment includes Limbo dancing, a broken bottle dancer, a fire breather/eater, Mocko Jumbie Dancers, and a live steel pan band. This is a great event for people of all ages! Take your picture with a Mocko. Reservations: 340-719-5438
FEATURED RECIPE	FEATURED RUM DRINK
CARRIBEAN CHICKEN (more...) 2 boneless/skinless chicken breasts 1 ½ cups pineapple juice ½ cup rum 1 small lemon 1 small lime 1 orange 1/2 cup coconut flake 1 box of wild rice lemon, orange or lime wedges for garnish In a med-large frying pan place the pineapple juice and rum. Bring to a small boil place chicken breast in juice. Allow to cook until chicken is fork tender. Don't let juice evaporate. If you see this happening, add more juice to pan. Dice up fruit into bite-sized pieces and let cook with chicken and juice. Sprinkle approx. 1/4 of the coconut flakes in - this will thicken your "sauce". Season with salt and pepper. Serve over rice	HOT BUTTERED RUM (more...) (Crock pot brewed and makes the most delightful aroma.) 2 Cups firmly packed brown sugar ½ cup butter dash of salt 3 sticks of cinnamon 6 whole cloves ½ teaspoon nutmeg 8 Cups hot water topping: Heavy cream – whipped Nutmeg Put sugar, butter, salt, cinnamon and cloves into crock pot. Add hot water. Cook with cover on low for 4 hours. Blend in the rum. Ladle into warm mugs. Add a dollop of whipped cream and sprinkle with a dash of nutmeg. Makes 8 cups of liquid.
FLORA & FAUNA
	Frangipani You may have already seen this picture but here is the little "cutie" that likes to eat the Frangipani leaves. I like the flower. The flower can be white or pink. It blooms in the summer and that little guy has to get way up in the tree for his meals. He is about 6 inches long and about the size of a quarter in diameter. Looks like he is wearing little boots.
Interested in conserveration? A nice article by the The Nature Conservancy (CLICK) They have been hired to help St. Croix develop a plan to insure future wild life at the East End Marine Park.
DID YOU KNOW?	AND THAT.....
The last sugar factory closed in 1966.	St. Croix is on the same latitude as Hawaii.
SIGHT	ACTIVITY
POINT UDALL The Eastern most point of the entire United States is Point Udall On the drive to to this eastern most point you will pass several East End Beaches. Also gorgeous views and areas to pull over and take pictures or a short hike. Can you see Buck Island way back to the west? How about the curvature of the earth?	This month's features: BIG BEARD'S ADVENTURE TOURS Takes you right out to Buck Island for a snorkel tour. Don't know how to snorkel....no problem! They will teach you and help you test out the equipment. Call to make a reservation and get all the details. Toll Free: (866) 773-4482 Tel: (340) 773-4482
FEATURED DINNING SPOT	BREEZEZ
Located oceanside of Club St. Croix Reservations: 773-7077 Plenty of good food from the large appetizers to the main courses. Lobster ranks #1, but, plenty of other terrific dishes to choose from. Like fettuccini Alfredo with chicken or shrimp? A must is their cheezy garlic bread. They offer several side dishes served with your meal, but the #1 is creamy potatoes. Portions are good size but thank goodness - they offer "Doggie Bags"
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