yellowpigs.net

Useful Sites

News:

• The VI Daily News
• St Thomas Source
• VI Consortium
• St John Tradewinds
• What's Going on St. Thomas Facebook group
• Cruise Ship Schedule
• WAPA Outage Viewer

Shipping to the US (2025):

• Customs duty requirements for shipping to the US customs zone, including Puerto Rico
• Zonos app for shipping to the US customs zone

Weather:

• Wunderground
• AccuWeather Radar
• NWS Marine Forecast
• Tideschart: Magens Bay
• tide-forecast.com: Magens Bay
• meteologix Lighning Map
• Wind Guru
• Wind Finder
• Windy.com
• NWS: Saharan Air Layer Forecast
• NOAA: National Hurricane Center
• stormCARIB Caribbean Hurricane Network
• VI Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA)
• USVI Hurricane Task Force Report 2018
• USGS Earthquakes Map

Culture:

• My list of VI books
• My VI language page
• VI Carnival
• Jam Band
• Everything and anything Virgin Islands on fb
• Public holidays in the United States Virgin Islands

History & preservation:

• Caribbean Genealogy Library
• Teach VI History
• St Thomas Historical Trust
• St John Historical Society
• St Croix Landmarks Society
• St Croix Archaeology

Ecology & environment:

• Flora in St John
• Virgin Islands Native Plants
• My album of Magens plant photos
• Similing Lizard Animal & Plant ID
• My album of reptile photos
• Amphibian Field Guide of St. John and audio recording
• My album of frog photos
• Looking for Birds on St. John
• Birds in the Virgin Islands National Park
• My album of Magens bird photos
• St Thomas on eBird
• St Thomas on iNaturalist
• SnorkelSTJ Caribbean Marine Life ID
• Some of my underwater videos
• Caribbean Oceanic Restoration & Education (CORE)
• Friends of VI National Park
• St. Croix Sea Turtle Project
• Les Fruits de Mer (St. Martin) free nature books
• Save Mandahl Bay
• Save Coral Bay
• Plastic & aluminum recycling at the Market, St Thomas
• Glass recycling in Red Hook, St Thomas

Beaches & water activities:

• St Thomas Beach Guide
• St John Beach Guide
• My list of dive sites & operators
• Friends of Fairchild at Magens Bay
• Friends of the VINP St. John Beach to Beach Power Swim
• St. Croix Coral Reef Swim (Buc to Buck)

Misc resources I've compiled:

• My list of restaurants & hours
• My collection of VI & Caribbean maps
• My info on intra-Caribbean airplane routes & ferries

(Last modified 2025)