Communications out of St. John is still a bit sketchy with no formal phone service. According to the link the damage from Irma was devastating. St. John is 60% National
Park, with about 6000 inhabitants. There are neither deep-water ports nor airstrips; so, importing raw materials for infrastructure or building is limited. There is an inviting
deep undercurrent of artist and craftsman that largely defines the atmosphere at St. John.
Several years back I spent some time on St. John, mostly moored in Great Lamashur Bay
Where I did some volunteer work at VIERS an environmental resource station located back into the tropical bush and not visible from the Lamashur Bay moorings. VIERS attract students from all over the world to do environmental research. There is nothing visible day or night, from the anchorage, no buildings, roads or lights & there in lies the charm, Without the hoards of tourist or the massive infrastructure of St. Thomas, this place was quiet, peaceful and inviting. I did carpenter work at VIERS and some set-up
for field experiments, in return I was offered three meals a day and a free mooring.
There is no public transportation to this part of the island, so either you walk or move your boat….I walked and enjoyed the tropical beauty.
Perhaps this coming December I’ll sail down again and help re-build VIERS I’m sure there will be plenty to do.
http://www.islands.org/viers/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/09/hurricane-irma-devastates-us-virgin-islands-but-their-sense-community-is-unwavering.html