Coral Bay, St. John, USVI

St. John's quiet side.

Coral Bay - Life's a little slower here.

While Coral Bay, St. John, may not be the most remote place in the United States, it may well be the most laid back.  The original main port of St. John is today, a sleepy little place where goats, chickens and donkeys roam free and no one is in a hurry.  For the traveler looking for relaxation, Coral Bay can't be beat.


While in Coral Bay, be sure to visit Shipwreck Landing and Skinny Legs.

Dropping out in a laid-back Virgin Islands backwater.

By JEANNINE RELLY -- Associated Press

CORAL BAY, U.S. Virgin Islands -- You can't travel much farther east and remain on U.S. soil. There are no ATMs, post offices, stop signs or curbside garbage pickups. The police rarely pass through.


"Dozier Tom", a long-time resident of
Coral Bay, feeds a bottle to Dylan MacDougall,
16 days, a friends baby, while relaxing at
Skinny Legs restaurant and bar in Coral Bay.
--AP Photos/Lynne Sladky For the community of mainland Americans who have dropped out here on the island of St. John since the 1960s -- and their occasional visitors -- it's a life of sultry climes, misty views of the lush British Virgin Islands, rum cocktails and very little longing for the pressure-packed world left behind.







The Author with Coral Bay in the background.