On a balmy Friday night in St. Croix, Elizabeth's at H2O, packed to the hilt, was a study in contrasts: The décor in this wooden beachside bar was modest - and the karaoke was anything but. Two high-heeled ladies flaunting minidresses duked it out over Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly With His Song"; a local boys softball team took a mighty swing at Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds"; and six vacationing Miami Heat cheerleaders treated the hooting crowd to a choreographed rendition of Beyoncé's "Single Ladies." I'd barely sipped my first Cruzan rum-and-soda before the familiar question sounded:
"How many generations are you?" My new friend Nicole, a St. Croix local, was doing the asking; she'd run into an old buddy, and reminiscences of high-school days had swiftly turned to barroom genealogy. "Nine," her friend replied. "You?" "Five generations, on my father's side," said Nicole, whose last name, Canegata, carries a lot of weight here; it even graces a nearby ballpark.
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This article by Baz Dreisinger was the reason we took our first trip to St Croix in October of 2009 and returned again in October of 2010. We stayed both times at the Carombola and are about to go back Sept 21 for our third and probably not our last time!!!! We love it there and have Travel Leisure and Baz to thank!!