25 of the Craziest Things Tourists Say

Our vacation experts have heard it all! We’ve all been a St. John newbie so we expect to answer every question under the sun (pun intended). However, sometimes we get a new one or an illogical one that we just have to share. Need a good giggle? It’s your lucky day!

1. Does our rental car come with unlimited mileage? (St. John is 5 miles wide x 9 miles long)

2. Are you a chef? (asking a rasta man with his dreads in a rastacap)

3. Which beach is closest to the water?

4. Can I take a bottle of this blue Caribbean water home?

5. What kind of birds are those? (island chickens)

6. Would you please turn the sound effects off? (coqui frogs)

7. How many full moon sails are there each day?

8. There’s a boat in trouble, they have their red flag up! (Diver Down flag on back of a dive boat)

9. Can you swim under the island?

10. What were those horse-like things on the beach? (island donkeys)

11. Do you live here?

12. The forecast says rain every day. Should I cancel? (St. John weather tips here)

13. Do you have to know how to swim to learn to scuba?

14. There’s a lizard in my villa! (anole lizards are your friends – they eat mosquitos)

15. My passport is expired. Can I still take a boat trip to the BVIs?

16. Is there a cheaper grocery store?

17. Are there sharks in this ocean?

18. Can I have the beach all to myself for a proposal?

19. Is this island man-made?

20. Where do I go in case of a tsunami? (or earthquake)

21. My GPS can’t find this road.

22. What language is spoken there?

23. What time does the 3 o’clock ferry leave?

24. Are there any toll roads on the island?

25. Is it windy on the beach?