Top 5 snorkel spots from Shore

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mountaingoat
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Post by mountaingoat »

To the Original Poster, I would recomend salt Pond or Brown Bay.
I apologize if this is somewhat off-topic, but has anyone snorkeled Eagle Shoals or Johnson's Reef? I was curious if these sites were reasonable to attempt via sea kayak?
In May of Last year; I did Yawzi, Saltpond, Waterlemon, Mary Point, Peter Bay to Trunk Cay, Brown Bay, & Leinster Point from shore (and kayaked to Whistiling Cay and snorkeled around the entire perimeter).
This year, I want to see new areas and was interested in maybe kayaking to Johnson's Reef & Eagle Shoals and using the mooring buoys to snorkel from the kayak. I've done an Arawak trip through the BVI a few years ago, but didn't have a sit-on-top. I've done a bit of sea-kayak snorkeling off of Jost Van Dyke & Tortola years ago, but nothing this ambitious.
We also want to try Tektite and White Cliffs and maybe Ditliff point from shore. Any input/suggestions/criticisms would be appreciated.
Thank you..
teefal
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Post by teefal »

Not that anyone's counting but (a summary so far):

Pelican Rock in Hansen Bay (3)
Yawzi Point (3)
Devers Bay/Chocolate Hole Point (3)
Waterlemon (3)
Blue Cobblestone (2)
Big Maho/Little Maho Point (2)
Trunk (2)
Brown Bay (2)
Honeymoon (west side)
Salt Pond Bay.
Francis (east side)
Hart Bay
Mary Point
Hansen Bay-> Limetree Cove
Vie's Beach (to right where rocks stick out)
Haulover (side along the road)
Jumbie to Denis and around Perkins Cay
Great Lameshur (eagle rays)
Kiddle Bay
Klein Bay to Ditleff Point
Tektite (challenging scramble)
Henley Cay (dingy)
Leinster Point
Whistling Cay
DaveS007
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Post by DaveS007 »

Gallows Point. You would have to stay there to experience it. It is definitely one of the top five on the island.
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cypressgirl
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Post by cypressgirl »

teefal wrote:Not that anyone's counting but (a summary so far):

Pelican Rock in Hansen Bay (3)
Yawzi Point (3)
Devers Bay/Chocolate Hole Point (3)
Waterlemon (3)
Blue Cobblestone (2)
Big Maho/Little Maho Point (2)
Trunk (2)
Brown Bay (2)
Honeymoon (west side)
Salt Pond Bay.
Francis (east side)
Hart Bay
Mary Point
Hansen Bay-> Limetree Cove
Vie's Beach (to right where rocks stick out)
Haulover (side along the road)
Jumbie to Denis and around Perkins Cay
Great Lameshur (eagle rays)
Kiddle Bay
Klein Bay to Ditleff Point
Tektite (challenging scramble)
Henley Cay (dingy)
Leinster Point
Whistling Cay
That's a great list....I'll have to get the book out to find some of these places.....like Henley Cay, Kiddle Point, Limetree Cove..........to name a few.
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