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St.Thomas/St.John snorkeling recommendations?
Heading out to St.Thomas next week. Will have a rental car.
I'll be staying at secret harbor, and am also planning to hit Coki point once or twice. Any other off-the beach snorkeling recommendations? I'm snorkeling alone this trip, so I want to stay conservative with respect to tides/currents/etc. My wife would kill me if I killed myself. Also plan to take the ferry to St.John Any recommendations there? I'm thinking trunk bay if I can get there early, maybe cinnamon bay. What's good? Not sure if it's worth trying to make a day trip to Virgin Gorda. For one thing, I'd need my passport to get in, and then what do I do with it when I'm snorkeling? Are there lockers at the ferry station? (Spanish Town, I think) Seems a little tight to get in, go through customs, get down to The Baths, snorkel, and get back in time for the last ferry. Anybody do this? Thanks in advance. |
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St.Thomas/St.John snorkeling recommendations?
snorkeling in VG. Not sure if there are lockers there or not BUT
if you are worried about your personal belongings being sorted thru in your absence - you could book a day trip - any of the hotels will tell you how and then go over with a handful of others (usually 8-15) people and spend the day. The catamaran will have drinks and very simple lunch on board. Snorkeling at the baths is very worthwhile. If you had your wife join you - the beach on the other side (coming out of the caves) is very pleasant and they do offer a few shaded places - she could relax while you snorkel and watch your stuff. Same with trunk bay, but go there early before all the cruise ships dump their guests for the guided underwater park. Another option is renting a small boat yourself (at Red Hook) for the day. If you rent a boat there are palces they will poitn out that (memory) have beautiful scenery for snorkeling. There are larges rocks juttign out of the water called three feathers I think??? Anyway the baot part is easy to do and easy to get around the waterways. A nice place to spend the day and some fun snorkeling is Sapphire Beach. The beach is short but very long and attractive - lots of room. Plus there is usually a good lunch, barbecue, comfortable chairs and a really pretty view - (this is between Coki and Red Hook)...your wife might enjoy the day there. As far as tight - seems to me (we stay on Tortola) that we always have a sense of a full day anywhere we go (JVD, VG, STh, & ST J) and we take the ferry all the time - Have fun! Also - the customs part is easy and fast. Much faster than the airports etc. bongo wrote: |
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"blue" wrote:
snorkeling in VG. Not sure if there are lockers there or not BUT if you are worried about your personal belongings being sorted thru in your absence - you could book a day trip - any of the hotels will tell you how and then go over with a handful of others (usually 8-15) people and spend the day. The catamaran will have drinks and very simple lunch on board. Snorkeling at the baths is very worthwhile. If you had your wife join you - the beach on the other side (coming out of the caves) is very pleasant and they do offer a few shaded places - she could relax while you snorkel and watch your stuff. Same with trunk I got the impression that she wasn't going to be there at all. If you are going to the BVI, I'd head to the Rhone first - perhaps go via a day trip. bay, but go there early before all the cruise ships dump their guests for the guided underwater park. Another option is renting a small boat The snorkeling that I've done was Cinnamon (where they have lockers although they don't always work) and Waterlemon (which I did from a boat so I don't know about lockers), and I've also heard good things about other places like near Maho. yourself (at Red Hook) for the day. If you rent a boat there are palces they will poitn out that (memory) have beautiful scenery for If you rent a boat, you will need to be able to pick up a mooring. snorkeling. There are larges rocks juttign out of the water called three feathers I think??? Anyway the baot part is easy to do and easy to get around the waterways. Are you thinking about the Indians? A nice place to spend the day and some fun snorkeling is Sapphire Beach. The beach is short but very long and attractive - lots of room. Plus there is usually a good lunch, barbecue, comfortable chairs and a really pretty view - (this is between Coki and Red Hook)...your wife might enjoy the day there. As far as tight - seems to me (we stay on Tortola) that we always have a sense of a full day anywhere we go (JVD, VG, STh, & ST J) and we take the ferry all the time - Have fun! Also - the customs part is easy and fast. Much faster than the airports etc. bongo wrote: |
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Rosalie B. wrote: Are you thinking about the Indians? ** that soudns right ** it was many years ago but it was stunning views. Never did lockers either. |
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St.Thomas/St.John snorkeling recommendations?
bongo wrote:
Also plan to take the ferry to St.John Any recommendations there? I'm thinking trunk bay if I can get there early, maybe cinnamon bay. What's good? cinnamon bay is better; there are reefs along shore to the right, an island straight out.. There used to be a plane about 50 feet from shore about 100 yards to the left. Lemon key off to the left from Annaberg was very good but it's a short swim over deep water |
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St.Thomas/St.John snorkeling recommendations?
Thanks for the tips, everybody! cheers, --bongo |
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St.Thomas/St.John snorkeling recommendations?
bongo wrote:
Heading out to St.Thomas next week. Will have a rental car. I'll be staying at secret harbor, and am also planning to hit Coki point once or twice. Any other off-the beach snorkeling recommendations? I'm snorkeling alone this trip, so I want to stay conservative with respect to tides/currents/etc. My wife would kill me if I killed myself. Also plan to take the ferry to St.John Any recommendations there? I'm thinking trunk bay if I can get there early, maybe cinnamon bay. What's good? Not sure if it's worth trying to make a day trip to Virgin Gorda. For one thing, I'd need my passport to get in, and then what do I do with it when I'm snorkeling? Are there lockers at the ferry station? (Spanish Town, I think) Seems a little tight to get in, go through customs, get down to The Baths, snorkel, and get back in time for the last ferry. Anybody do this? Thanks in advance. Check the National Park site for Cinnamon Bay. See if they still offer a "snorkel around the island" tour. I was there a few years ago and did this. You go on a boat and the boat makes several stops at what are the best spots for the water conditions that day. It's not off-the-beach, but it sure was fun. We stopped at one site that had been an old underwater laboratory. Tons of coral and rock formations and a tube that, if you could hold your breath for awhile, go through. |
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