The ferries to St John leave Red Hook every hour on the
hour. We made the 9am boat, and got
there about 9:20. We took a walk around
and talked with the National Park office down the way. They recommended Trunk Bay and Cinnamon Bay
and gave Scott some hike ideas. I’m
pretty happy we didn’t have to do a hike because carrying T + snorkel gear +
beach bag + towel + nice camera = not such a great hike and more of a walking
chore. So anyway, we got in a cab and
went straight for Trunk Bay ($4 entrance) which is part of the National Park.
From a look at the map it seems 80% of the island is a national park! Anyway, this beach is rated Top 10 in the
world, and it’s not hard to see why! Just spectacular! The only beaches that compare in my mind are
in the beach in Western Samoa and Ko Hai on the coast of Thailand. The gradation of the water was PERFECT and
the gradual slope and zero waves and perfectly non-rocky sand was ideal for
kids!
We brought summer sausage, baybel cheese and crackers, along
with a few chips and apples, and were so glad we had food with us, because the
thought of leaving the beach for food was not appealing! We set up camp and stayed from about 9:30
until 5pm. We all reapplied 65 Water Babies sunscreen every hour and a half and we came out okay! I got like zero color (which is sad, but I didnt really feel like burning.) and T and Scott seemed red the day of, but it faded and never really gave them any pain, so I'd say our diligence in re-application paid off!
Big thanks to Christina for this cute romper from Bali-- T loves it and always talks (and tells others about) Beana when she wears it!
We were too tired to hot tub when we got back to the
hotel. We packed up our stuff and
started route planning for the next morning.
The trip back to New York was our most dramatic return x3, and it
deserves its own post. You can look
forward to the Pros and Cons of standby travel and learn how we eventually made
it back this time on the next post!!
5 comments:
All in all a fabulous trip! Stefanie, there is definitely a place for you in the writing world… You really have caught onto him how to write a great cliffhanger!
Thanks for sharing all these coolio things about your life and adventures! I'm glad you guys are such great adventurers.
have you ever calculated how much you spend on sunscreen?! I'm sure it's the equivalent of staying at a Marriott every time
"The only beaches that compare in my mind are in the beach in Western Samoa and Ko Hai on the coast of Thailand. "
That made me laugh. Like, NBD or anything, that you've been all those places. Also, kudos on not getting any burns!
Hi Stefanie, It was so fun to see your comment on my blog post. It had been so long since I'd done one that I'd almost forgotten how! This looks like it was an absolutely fantastic vacation spot. I would dare say that Tatum has done more adventuring than ANY other toddler that I personally know! Glad to see that you're still out there seeing the world! We are 13 months into a 23 month mission to the Scotland/Ireland mission, presently serving in Cork. We work with the YSAs in the Limerick District (Galway, Tralee, Waterford, Limerick and Cork) as well as working in the Cork branch, where we live. Elder Hale is in the branch presidency and I'm in the Relief Society presidency. It's been tough to be away from our kids but we can see how very needed that senior couples are in these struggling little branches. Thanks for visiting my blog. Lots of love, Sister Sandra Hale
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