St. John Triathalon THIS WEEKEND!

Come swim, bike, and run in the 14th annual Love City Triathlon and Aquathon on Sunday, Sept. 2nd....race starts at 7:00 am. Or simply show up at Maho Bay beach to cheer on the athletes and join in the fun.

It's a new course and they are staging the race all from Maho Bay. The triathletes will swim a half mile in Maho Bay. Bike to Cruz Bay, Centerline, to the Yogurt stand and go down Kings Hill and finish back at Maho Bay. Then run a new and challenging 4-mile course and return to Maho Bay. The Aquathoners will swim the same ½ mile course, and run a new and challenging 3 miles and return to Maho Bay. For more information about registering for the race go to http://www.stjohnlandsharks.com/.

As a special bonus, anyone who registers before August 30 is eligible for a free night at a Maho Bay Camps tent cottage the night before the race, Sep 1st. To book your free night be sure to call Maho at (340) 776-6226.

St. John USVI promoting Community through Gardens

While many gardeners in northern U.S are starting to harvest the bounty of their summer gardens...here on St. John, USVI a wonderful new project is just coming into bloom. St. John Community Foundation has just completed the first phase of their Community Garden located on 2.5 acres on Gifft Hill.

According to the St. John Tradewinds 8.2.12 http://www.stjohntradewindsnews.com, the garden is open to volunteers looking to work with other community members in maintaining the various areas of the garden. Currently there are paths and newly-planted trees to enjoy and future plans include a butterfly garden, an herb garden, and a bush tea garden.

To learn more about the Community Garden as well as the proposed Arts & Cultural Community Center which would be a place of history, culture and art, check out the St. John Community Foundation website http://www.sjcf.org/.