aprilsp88 Posted December 9, 2018 #1 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hi, We'd like to take a self guided photography driving tour around San Thomas and San John, as our ship will stay in the port from 8AM to 7PM, and we prefer the freedom of driving by ourselves. Can we park along the road when we want to stop to take a picture? Is it easy to find a parking if we want to go to a beach? We understand the road is pretty hilly, and driving side is different from U.S. Thanks, April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinfool Posted December 9, 2018 #2 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Except for the 'wrong' side driving experience, you are in the US...and driving is much the same. Highway signs are in english and look much like they do in the mainland. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallyho8 Posted December 9, 2018 #3 Share Posted December 9, 2018 We went a few weeks ago when there were 7 ships in port and it was very crowded on the highways. Some of the road signs are still down from the hurricane so it is easy to miss your turns. A GPS is recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneandpamela Posted December 9, 2018 #4 Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) Taking a car/Jeep from St. Thomas over to St. John right now is really time consuming. You'll be in line for the ferry for up to a couple of hours each way depending on the traffic waiting to cross. If you really want to see both, get a taxi to Red Hook and ride the ferry over to St. John, then rent a Jeep there, see your sights, then turn the Jeep back in and ferry back to St. Thomas, then figure out where you are going to rent on St. Thomas. Good luck... Left side. 25mph. DO NOT get in a hurry. You'll be the only one. Edited December 9, 2018 by shaneandpamela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprilsp88 Posted December 10, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted December 10, 2018 15 hours ago, shaneandpamela said: Taking a car/Jeep from St. Thomas over to St. John right now is really time consuming. You'll be in line for the ferry for up to a couple of hours each way depending on the traffic waiting to cross. If you really want to see both, get a taxi to Red Hook and ride the ferry over to St. John, then rent a Jeep there, see your sights, then turn the Jeep back in and ferry back to St. Thomas, then figure out where you are going to rent on St. Thomas. Good luck... Left side. 25mph. DO NOT get in a hurry. You'll be the only one. Thanks all for replying and suggestions. Shaneandpamela, Thanks for the tip that the waiting for car ferry will be long. Does it make any difference if we arrive on Saturday and is the only ship in town? Thanks, April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneandpamela Posted December 10, 2018 #6 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Saturday may be worse than a weekday for the car barge to/from STT. That's the day working people get to go from STJ to STT for big resupplies at Home Depot, Wal Mart, and the Cost Less mega store. I wouldn't try to car barge back and forth in a day and hope to see anything other than the view from the barge. These islands are still recovering from Irma and Maria. The volume of traffic waiting for the car barge is still very high. I've seen locals ask that tourists not use the car barge so that the residents can get to and from to continue recovery work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger-pr Posted December 11, 2018 #7 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Having driven in St. Thomas a couple of time I can honestly tell you that you'd have a hard time pulling off the side of the road to take pictures. The roads in St. Thomas are a bit narrow with little space to spare on the sides. We took a chance this last trip and pulled aside for a moment at a certain point near the Mountain Top shop and put our blinkers. I stayed in the car and DW got out to take a few quick pics. Only two cars passed by so it wasn't an issue with traffic but we were blocking a lane for a moment so I would not recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprilsp88 Posted December 12, 2018 Author #8 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Thanks all for replying. It looks like driving might not be a good idea. Our original plan was to do scenic drive and photo stop along the way, but given the wait time for ferry and difficulty to park, maybe we should just take a taxi tour, although it's less flexible. Thanks, April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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