Welcome back…
On Thursday of our vacation we rented a dinghy, yes you heard me a dinghy. A small 50 hp center-console inflatable boat that we took around the north coast of the island. Just Brian, Me, our snorkel gear, and a picnic lunch.
Our first stop was Cinnamon Bay. We snorkeled in from our boat, walked along the beach, and then snorkeled back. We could do whatever we wanted… stop at any beach, snorkel any cay, or just chill on our own little boat.
Second stop of the day: Waterlemon (not watermelon) Cay… known as the best snorkeling on St. John. We moored our dinghy, put on our snorkel gear, and fell in backwards (my favorite part). This snorkel lived up to its reputation. We saw some awesome things like starfish, sea cucumber, barracuda, sting ray, eagle ray, mackerel, and moon jellies. Here is a picture of our map and where we went. We started at the red starfish and followed the dotted line all of the way to Waterlemon Cay and then made our way back.
Moored up at Waterlemon Cay (which is right behind me).
We enjoyed the snorkel so much that we refueled (AKA lunch on the dinghy) with this gorgeous view and then decided to go round 2.
Waterlemon Cay Snorkel
Next stop was Whistling Cay. This cay was pretty far off the shore and had coral growing around huge rocks and boulders. We were lucky enough to see a sea turtle.
Our last stop for the day was between Scott Beach and Caneel Bay. We were tired of carrying the cameras so we hopped in without having to worry about a thing. There were lots of large conch on the ocean floor. We also were able to follow around another sea turtle for a while. But, one of the coolest things we saw was a giant hermit crab in a conch shell eating another conch. We watched it for a while and after we got back in the dinghy, Brian drove us near and I was able to jump out real quick to get a picture.
Our last night in St. John, we saw the most Uh-mazing sunset.
Jose posed for me.
On Friday, we had a few a hours to kill before heading back to St. Thomas so we went to Hawksnest Beach.
My vacation handstand picture.
From St. John, we took the ferry back to St. Thomas and headed to the airport. Our flight arrived in San Juan with enough time for us to get dinner (try Mofongo, its awesome) and then lose some mula at the casino. It fulfilled by gambling itch for at least a little while.
THE END! Yes, I have finished posting our Virgin Island pictures. It was so amazing and we cannot wait to visit this place again. These were some of the most beautiful beaches and greatest snorkels. I wish we were there now. Hope you enjoyed!
1 comment:
Your pictures are amazing! You know we would love to travel with you guys, just let us know. We're looking into possibly going somewhere in South America next summer.
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