At Coconuts on island PART III
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:13 am
PART I: http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... rA-HfRDvmM
PART II: http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... rA-QvRDvmM
Coconuts On Island – Part III
What trip to St. John is not complete without a double rainbow? The answer: ZERO.
This is how our day started out today:
The game plan was to stop in town and grab one more snorkel set, head back to Maho to help my mom get a bit more comfortable in the water before heading to a “deeper” beach…. But, those plans changed. The locals are talking about how much rain they have had…. And even for a person like me who only gets down here once or twice/year, I can certainly tell how green things are around here. I have never seen St. John so lush. We made it up to Annaberg and my family found it all very interesting. Annaberg is my favorite place on the island. It was there that I really fell in love with St. John.
Here’s an example of how lush the hillsides are! Look at all this green:
After Annaberg complete with sugar cane samples, coconut samples and talking a bit with a NPS volunteer, it was time to head to Maho… oh boy, did it start pouring! I wanted to go down and take a look at Francis first …. Although I have been to Francis in the past and do recall a rough ride getting there. All of this rain makes the journey back to Francis look like nothing short of a drive to Little Lameshur. Not kidding…. The HUGE potholes are deep and plentiful. It was okay with me. It was time to use all the Nintendo 64 skills I have built up over the years. I pulled out my Mario Cart hat and we did it anyway! After all, what’s a trip to St John without quite a bit of excitement like that?
We ended up dropping off the young ones at Maho, running my parents back to the villa so they did not have to sit in the rain while we snorkeled. Mom felt it would be more fun to snorkel in the sun (which only decided to shine in Cruz Bay today and nowhere near the North Shore.)
When we got back to Maho, they were still in the water amazed with all the turtles. They had snorkeled the whole left side of Maho all the way out to the point. They are really exploring. It’s fun for this mom to see the joy!
It just kept on raining so after we snorkeled for an hour or so, we headed back to the villa. Of course, we stopped at Jumbie and Hawksnest just so they could say they’ve been there! Those are not my favorite beaches to snorkel so we likely won’t get back there.
As I’ve mentioned, my daughter proudly wears her “birding hat” wherever she goes. Here are a few pics from today:
The day was a bit of a jumble as I dug everywhere for my underwater camera battery but it is NO WHERE to be found. I could only find one on St. Thomas. Because my daughter loves photography and with her new love of snorkeling, a dead battery in the underwater camera was a bit of a bummer for the kids. Leslie to the rescue! She arrives back on island Tuesday and is letting us borrow one so our Captain John – Palm Tree Charters boat ride for tomorrow will have coverage! We are thankful… in so many ways!
Oh, last night we had dinner at Driftwood Daves. I can't recall if this place was in the BURGER competition from MNBHOY last summer or not... if not, add it to the list! Two others had the ribs and loved them as well! PS... Dave is a great guy. It's so nice when the owners come and thank you for coming in. He went out of his way more than once to come over and talk to us and thank us for the business. I LOVE PEOPLE LIKE THAT!! Food was awesome! Great experience! Easy to find in the LUMBERYARD AREA just off the main street. Water views!
Time to get rolling again today! We were planning Honeymoon/Solomon but I see with 4 ships in STT (including one of the giants)…. I think we will run further away than that. Time for a wind check.
Thanks everyone!
PART II: http://virgin-islands-on-line.com/virgi ... rA-QvRDvmM
Coconuts On Island – Part III
What trip to St. John is not complete without a double rainbow? The answer: ZERO.
This is how our day started out today:
The game plan was to stop in town and grab one more snorkel set, head back to Maho to help my mom get a bit more comfortable in the water before heading to a “deeper” beach…. But, those plans changed. The locals are talking about how much rain they have had…. And even for a person like me who only gets down here once or twice/year, I can certainly tell how green things are around here. I have never seen St. John so lush. We made it up to Annaberg and my family found it all very interesting. Annaberg is my favorite place on the island. It was there that I really fell in love with St. John.
Here’s an example of how lush the hillsides are! Look at all this green:
After Annaberg complete with sugar cane samples, coconut samples and talking a bit with a NPS volunteer, it was time to head to Maho… oh boy, did it start pouring! I wanted to go down and take a look at Francis first …. Although I have been to Francis in the past and do recall a rough ride getting there. All of this rain makes the journey back to Francis look like nothing short of a drive to Little Lameshur. Not kidding…. The HUGE potholes are deep and plentiful. It was okay with me. It was time to use all the Nintendo 64 skills I have built up over the years. I pulled out my Mario Cart hat and we did it anyway! After all, what’s a trip to St John without quite a bit of excitement like that?
We ended up dropping off the young ones at Maho, running my parents back to the villa so they did not have to sit in the rain while we snorkeled. Mom felt it would be more fun to snorkel in the sun (which only decided to shine in Cruz Bay today and nowhere near the North Shore.)
When we got back to Maho, they were still in the water amazed with all the turtles. They had snorkeled the whole left side of Maho all the way out to the point. They are really exploring. It’s fun for this mom to see the joy!
It just kept on raining so after we snorkeled for an hour or so, we headed back to the villa. Of course, we stopped at Jumbie and Hawksnest just so they could say they’ve been there! Those are not my favorite beaches to snorkel so we likely won’t get back there.
As I’ve mentioned, my daughter proudly wears her “birding hat” wherever she goes. Here are a few pics from today:
The day was a bit of a jumble as I dug everywhere for my underwater camera battery but it is NO WHERE to be found. I could only find one on St. Thomas. Because my daughter loves photography and with her new love of snorkeling, a dead battery in the underwater camera was a bit of a bummer for the kids. Leslie to the rescue! She arrives back on island Tuesday and is letting us borrow one so our Captain John – Palm Tree Charters boat ride for tomorrow will have coverage! We are thankful… in so many ways!
Oh, last night we had dinner at Driftwood Daves. I can't recall if this place was in the BURGER competition from MNBHOY last summer or not... if not, add it to the list! Two others had the ribs and loved them as well! PS... Dave is a great guy. It's so nice when the owners come and thank you for coming in. He went out of his way more than once to come over and talk to us and thank us for the business. I LOVE PEOPLE LIKE THAT!! Food was awesome! Great experience! Easy to find in the LUMBERYARD AREA just off the main street. Water views!
Time to get rolling again today! We were planning Honeymoon/Solomon but I see with 4 ships in STT (including one of the giants)…. I think we will run further away than that. Time for a wind check.
Thanks everyone!
