10 more days in paradise, final
- Teresa_Rae
- Posts: 2053
- Joined: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:44 pm
- Location: Downstate IL
Thanks everyone. I love doing trip reports and reliving my trip!
Teresa, for the Leinster snorkel, when you are walking out to Waterlemon, you will come across a rocky beach about halfway between the start of the trail and the sandy beach at Leinster Bay. There are a couple of boat moorings off shore to help you ID it. We entered the water at the furthest side of the beach as you are looking at the water, then let the current carry us along the beach and to the point. Then we went out to the deeper water and swam back to the entry point.
Cindygad, I have photoshop to pull the blue out of the underwater pictures, but that doesn't help with clarity. That is just luck I think, especially underwater. The best snorkeling pictures come out in calm, shallow water with lots of sun. If I see something interesting underwater I take a whole bunch of pictures of it, and only save the ones that I think are the best. I started with over 3,000 pictures, and ended up with 234. It gave me something to do on the flight home.
Teresa, for the Leinster snorkel, when you are walking out to Waterlemon, you will come across a rocky beach about halfway between the start of the trail and the sandy beach at Leinster Bay. There are a couple of boat moorings off shore to help you ID it. We entered the water at the furthest side of the beach as you are looking at the water, then let the current carry us along the beach and to the point. Then we went out to the deeper water and swam back to the entry point.
Cindygad, I have photoshop to pull the blue out of the underwater pictures, but that doesn't help with clarity. That is just luck I think, especially underwater. The best snorkeling pictures come out in calm, shallow water with lots of sun. If I see something interesting underwater I take a whole bunch of pictures of it, and only save the ones that I think are the best. I started with over 3,000 pictures, and ended up with 234. It gave me something to do on the flight home.
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- cool breeze
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- lizzybirdy
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- Joined: Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:34 pm
- Location: California
Becky,
Just to clarify one more time....the Leinster Shore snorkle may be the spot I consider MY FAVORITE. I have never really seen a "beach" there, we just find a tree to hang our stuff on and identify it by the "3 BUOYS" about 100 or 200 yards out. The area from the buoys in to shore and between them is where I snorkle. It is the best! I have always seen a spotted drum there, Eagle ray, nurse shark, it is a stunning little reef, but I never knew what to call it. A guy from the Westin told me about it.
Anyway, THANK YOU for your gorgeous photos. I love the underwater shots. Lovely report.
Liz
Just to clarify one more time....the Leinster Shore snorkle may be the spot I consider MY FAVORITE. I have never really seen a "beach" there, we just find a tree to hang our stuff on and identify it by the "3 BUOYS" about 100 or 200 yards out. The area from the buoys in to shore and between them is where I snorkle. It is the best! I have always seen a spotted drum there, Eagle ray, nurse shark, it is a stunning little reef, but I never knew what to call it. A guy from the Westin told me about it.
Anyway, THANK YOU for your gorgeous photos. I love the underwater shots. Lovely report.
Liz
- msgcolleen
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- Joined: Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:33 am
- Location: Allen, Texas
Thanks for all you do to feed our island addiction!
Now I'm hungry, homesick and ready for your next trip report in just a few months . . .
Now I'm hungry, homesick and ready for your next trip report in just a few months . . .
I've got 2 tickets to paradise~Pack your bags we'll leave tonight!
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Great trip report as usual. You were very lucky to be able to get an unexpected trip in this winter, it's been awful. I was on St.John when you were there. I think I saw you, may be at Francis. I remember thinking that looks like Becky but she's not on Island right now. I wish I trusted my instinct and said hi.
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