February 2014 - St. John
St. John is the most beautiful of the Caribbean islands we've been to, the perfect mix of beautiful sand beaches, green forest, and clear waters teeming with life. A lot of pictures here, as well as some underwater videos down below.
St. John is the most beautiful of the Caribbean islands we've been to, the perfect mix of beautiful sand beaches, green forest, and clear waters teeming with life. A lot of pictures here, as well as some underwater videos down below.
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| We woke up in 20 degree weather in Massachusetts, and later that afternoon were enjoying the beautiful waters of St. John! | Beautiful sand beaches as the sun sets | |
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| Trunk Bay, the reason we went to the Virgin Islands | Beautiful clear waters | Sea turtle, on our first snorkel of the trip! |
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| A sand diver, hiding out on the ocean floor | ||
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| Sergeant majors hanging out at the coral | Beautiful Trunk Bay | |
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| Stingray! | Relaxing on the beach | |
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| A dreamy sail | Paradise! | Another perfect beach |
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| An enormous cloud of anchovies | Anchovies | |
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| Anchovies | Coral | |
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| A puffer fish | ||
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| A stingray looking for lunch | One of a whole cluster of starfish | |
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| Better than a starfish? Two starfish! | ||
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| Snorkeling in a beautiful bay | A jawfish hiding out in his burrow. Possibly one of the ugliest fish in the sea. | Another sea turtle! |
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| Flying through the ocean water | Better than one turtle... Two turtles! | |
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| An underwater selfie with me and, in the background, a diving turtle | The incredible greenish blue waters of the Caribbean | Yellowtail snappers hanging out in the grass |
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| Another clump of starfish | ||
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| Finished snorkeling in St. John | Ruins of an old plantation | |
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| More post-snorkeling relaxation | The Virgin islands | |
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A sea turtle!
A jawfish coming to the surface of its lair. I can envision a tiny millenium falcon flying out its mouth.
A starfish, which you can see is slowly scooting along the ocean floor.
Another sea turtle, this one going up for air.