| If you've been feeling you're running yourself ragged, | | | | Sit on a patio overlooking the ocean with a fruity |
| it's time to find out what "island time" really means. In | | | | alcoholic concoction, watch the sunset, and your body |
| the early 1920s, the U.S. government decided to buy | | | | will relax into island time - a slow, sweet way of letting |
| the Virgin Islands in what it considered was a strategic | | | | cares slip away. Then, slowly, start to take in all that is |
| military maneuver to protect its citizens. Since then, | | | | the tropical vacation of a lifetime. Take a dip in the |
| visitors have been finding the three tropical islands that | | | | ocean and snorkel or scuba dive in the warm water. |
| make up the U.S. Virgin Islands - St. Croix, St. Johns, | | | | Your pulse will slow as you swim with the colorful fish |
| and St. Thomas - one of our best deals ever. Step off | | | | weave and bob around you. |
| your plane or cruise ship and you'll find you've come to | | | | Feeling in tune with the Virgin Islands but now but want |
| the right place to protect your sanity. Visitors have long | | | | something a little more vigorous? Windsurfing is a |
| called the U.S. Virgin Islands "the perfect Caribbean | | | | favorite activity as well as parasailing. Join one of the |
| island vacation." It's time for you to see what they're | | | | many of the celebrations where Quelbe, the rich, |
| talking about. | | | | rhythmic folk music of the Virgin Islands that came |
| Take a couple of days to lie on the beach if you're | | | | from Africa and Europe and dance to the island beat. |
| stressed. Let the sun and the peace soak in. Take a | | | | These celebrations also feature foods like pumpkin |
| leisurely walk through the many historical sites and feel | | | | fritters, stew, okra, spinach, and other vegetables. |
| time stand still. Swim in the ocean water that glitters | | | | Legend says that serving the stew to your loved one |
| like an aquamarine jewel. Dine in one of the many | | | | is truly the way to his or her heart - you will be married |
| restaurants where fresh caught seafood and locally | | | | by June. |
| grown fruits and vegetables will dazzle your senses. | | | | |