We got an early start and headed to Magen's Bay, which they say is one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world. It was a huge beach, with gobs of people. Daryl and I headed for a walk down the beach to see what we could find. The crowds were sparse the father we got away from the parking lot.
Along the way we ran into a beach wedding. Daryl decided to join in on the photography.
We continued on with our walk along the beach.
As we got near the end of the beach we passed by a man carrying a cup with two crabs in it. He told us if we went behind the trees we could find different crabs and iguanas. We headed to the path barefoot. I was watching my every step as I did not want to step on any of these crabs. Unfortunately we couldn't find any. The only thing that was rattling though the trees were some strange looking squirrels. Daryl did capture a picture of a large mushroom growing off of a tree and a small lizard.
After Magen's Bay we headed to the other side of the island to make the scuba diving appointment. Daryl took lessons right before we left and was a bit anxious to try it out. It has always been his dream to learn scuba diving. He has never been able to talk me into it. I am glad he went off and did the lessons on his own so he could do it. There were some pictures taken of him under water, but as of the moment I don't have those pictures in my possession. He was able to see a 2 sharks and some sting rays. He had a great experience and can't wait until he can go again. While some the the group went scuba diving, Gina and I went to lunch and decided to explore what was around us. One of the places on my list to visit was Water Island. Since it was not on the same side of the island we were on I was doubtful we would find the time to make it there. The ferry for it just ended up being at the same dock as the scuba diving company, so Gina and I decided we would try and head there. First we had a delicious lunch outside on the dock. After lunch we decided to figure out where to catch the ferry to Water Island. We walked around trying to find a sign and ended up asking for directions. We were pointed back in the direction of exactly where we had been and watched the ferry it was heading out. It turned out we had been sitting five feet from where we had to catch the ferry the whole time we were eating lunch. It was such a small ferry I guess it was hard to miss. Since we had an hour to spare we headed to some of the shops by one of the cruise docks. We only looked a few minutes as it was after 3:00 and so of course everything was starting to close for the day. We were able to catch pictures of iguanas as they lay sunning on the rocks.
The ferry ride to Water Island was only about 5 minutes, and completely worth the time to go over. The island is so small (only 200 or so people live on it) that there aren't any grocery stores, so people do there grocery shopping in St. Thomas and then bring there groceries over on the ferry. Transportation is by foot, bicycle, or golf cart. I did see a few cars, but since there aren't any gas stations I don't know how they fill up. After getting of the boat we took a short walk along a dirt road, past some quaint houses, to Honeymoon Beach. Since the cruise ship passengers were gone for the day we were part of only a handful of people there. It was such a fun little trip over.
Near the dock was the post office boxes and the local library. I am guessing someone must be in charge of taking all the books down if a major storm is on it's way.
We continued on with our walk along the beach.
As we got near the end of the beach we passed by a man carrying a cup with two crabs in it. He told us if we went behind the trees we could find different crabs and iguanas. We headed to the path barefoot. I was watching my every step as I did not want to step on any of these crabs. Unfortunately we couldn't find any. The only thing that was rattling though the trees were some strange looking squirrels. Daryl did capture a picture of a large mushroom growing off of a tree and a small lizard.
After Magen's Bay we headed to the other side of the island to make the scuba diving appointment. Daryl took lessons right before we left and was a bit anxious to try it out. It has always been his dream to learn scuba diving. He has never been able to talk me into it. I am glad he went off and did the lessons on his own so he could do it. There were some pictures taken of him under water, but as of the moment I don't have those pictures in my possession. He was able to see a 2 sharks and some sting rays. He had a great experience and can't wait until he can go again. While some the the group went scuba diving, Gina and I went to lunch and decided to explore what was around us. One of the places on my list to visit was Water Island. Since it was not on the same side of the island we were on I was doubtful we would find the time to make it there. The ferry for it just ended up being at the same dock as the scuba diving company, so Gina and I decided we would try and head there. First we had a delicious lunch outside on the dock. After lunch we decided to figure out where to catch the ferry to Water Island. We walked around trying to find a sign and ended up asking for directions. We were pointed back in the direction of exactly where we had been and watched the ferry it was heading out. It turned out we had been sitting five feet from where we had to catch the ferry the whole time we were eating lunch. It was such a small ferry I guess it was hard to miss. Since we had an hour to spare we headed to some of the shops by one of the cruise docks. We only looked a few minutes as it was after 3:00 and so of course everything was starting to close for the day. We were able to catch pictures of iguanas as they lay sunning on the rocks.
The ferry ride to Water Island was only about 5 minutes, and completely worth the time to go over. The island is so small (only 200 or so people live on it) that there aren't any grocery stores, so people do there grocery shopping in St. Thomas and then bring there groceries over on the ferry. Transportation is by foot, bicycle, or golf cart. I did see a few cars, but since there aren't any gas stations I don't know how they fill up. After getting of the boat we took a short walk along a dirt road, past some quaint houses, to Honeymoon Beach. Since the cruise ship passengers were gone for the day we were part of only a handful of people there. It was such a fun little trip over.
Near the dock was the post office boxes and the local library. I am guessing someone must be in charge of taking all the books down if a major storm is on it's way.
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