Words will not come close to describing how much I loved staying at Barbara and Mike's gorgeous Cruzian home. This place is lovely with comfortable furniture and decor, and an expansive kitchen equipped with everything you need to serve all of the meals. We cooked or grilled most of our meals daily. The star of the property is the large porch which expands the entire length of the home overlooking the peaceful neighboring pastures and the Caribbean sea about a half mile away. The "secret" beach (Watch Ho - a quick walk through the pasture) was visited almost daily, sometimes twice daily, by our group, and felt like your own private beach since it was so remote. We absolutely loved the location of the home-you are really tucked away in a very quiet part of the island, and with your own beautiful view and beach, however it is super close to everything we wanted to check out. We never drove more than 30 minutes in either direction. Frederiksted was 30 minutes west, the east end is 30 minutes east-we even visited Point Udall, farthest east on the island, for sunrise one morning. Going to "town" aka Christiansted was maybe 12 minutes away, though we may have spend just as much time looking for parking as getting there! The nearest grocery store is about 5-7 minutes down the road, and probably had a better selection and prices than my local grocery store back home.
You must have your own rental car if you want to explore the island, which of course you do! Driving on the left was not a problem for us and even navigating the narrow streets in town or the twisty windy roads on the northwest side of the island did not prove an issue.
This island is a very, very special place and I felt it almost immediately upon arrive. Our very first night on island I knew for sure I needed to come back and would most definitely rent the Walsh house again given the chance. Barbara and Mike are lovely folks and took time out of their life get to know us a little in addition to offering their gorgeous home for rent. They are really emblematic of the Cruzian way of life and encouraged me to learn about and explore the island. Many many thanks to the Walshes. I can't wait to plan my next trip.