<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>

Thanks to everyone who responded to my inquiry on traveling and eating in the Virgin Islands. A summary of the five responses follows:

1.	You should have no problem eating in the Virgin Islands.  I've travelled to both the US and British Virgin Islands and stayed in hotels and chartered sailboats and have always been able to find at least one thing to eat at all the restaurants we ate at.  You just need to ask your twenty questions and work with the server and chef like you do in the states.  Don't let concerns about eating stop you from going because it is an amazing place.  If you have time to go to the British Virgin Islands you cannot miss the Baths on Virgin Gorda -an experience of a lifetime!!! I always travel with cheese slices and corn tortillas to be able to pack my own lunch for beachy day trips when I travel to the islands.  We often find ourselves on a beautiful beach and having my packed lunch is really helpful.  My husband usually picks up something to bring with him also from a store.  We went to Trunk Bay on St. Johns which is a national park.  They had a snack shop and
 it was the only place I was not able to find something to eat.  But, in Cruz Bay we found a restaurant on the water and was able to get fresh fish and enjoy the view.

2.	Not sure if you're talking about British Virgin Islands as well, but we went to Virgin Gorda & stayed at Biras Creek a few years ago.  It's very remote & beautiful.  It's more of a quiet, couples resort. There's one restaurant there that we had our breakfasts and dinners at - and some lunches.  We could also eat lunch on the beach.  They ALSO packed a lunch for us to take to another beach.  They have a different menu each night, and they were awesome at accommodating my gluten free needs.  I still dream about some of the amazing meals we had there.  You can check it out on-line.  It was one of the most wonderful vacations we've ever taken

3.	My husband and I frequently vacation in St. Thomas and St. John.  I have celiac disease.  I end up eating for dinner a lot of fresh grilled fish.  The better restaurants are used to accommodating vacationers, the staff speak excellent English and I have never run into a problem.  For breakfast besides fresh fruit and eggs, we pack dry cereal.  I pack a few snacks too.  We also rent a jeep on St. John and go to the grocery store, the Starfish Market, and pick up hummus, cheese, veggies etc. to snack on for lunch.  It's not as good as a cruise where they have gluten free bread and pasta, but very doable, we have gone twice since my celiac diagnosis and are thinking of going back again soon.

4.	If you are looking to eat healthy salads, fish and more basic food then it is a great trip. If you end up going to St. John, I highly recommend the following restaurants: Morgan's Mango (we eat here like every other night, I recommend the jerk seasoning on a fresh piece of fish), Wednesday is all you can eat shrimp night at the Lime Inn, Zozo's and Asolare (really excellent).  I have mixed results at Rhumb Lines, the last time we went there they had a tough time accommodating me, but were if anything overly cautious.

5.	We went for a week in 2000 to St. Thomas.  My experience is written up at 
http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/spa/8672/gfstt.htm



Marge
[log in to unmask]

*Support summarization of posts, reply to the SENDER not the CELIAC List*
Archives are at: Http://Listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?LIST=CELIAC