We really live in our own world. Boat, beach, water. Once a week or so I run into town alone to grab groceries and do laundry, but the rest of the time it’s just us, going quietly about our lives together. Lowe created a restaurant on the beach serving some … Read More
Salt Pond Bay
We scored a spot in Salt Pond Bay and spent a couple days enjoying the turtles and the hike up Ram Head Trail out to the point. The boat was a happily scattered mess of wet swimsuits, snorkels, and paddleboards. Here’s what a 42′ Grand Banks trawler looks like next … Read More
Ram Head
Salt Pond Bay was a beautiful spot on the lightly trafficked south coast of St. John. Right off the boat was the Ram Head hike, easily our favorite on the island. Turks Head Cactus were a favorite topic of conversation all along the hike, with everyone seeing something different in … Read More
USVI Bay Hopping
Life here in the USVIs is about as chill as it gets. Every day revolves around the boat and the water and nothing else. We do a bit of boat working and learning in the mornings, spend the afternoons on the beach with friends, and are home cleaning up for … Read More
Turtles
We’re still searching for some interesting coral, but in the meantime we are super happy to find turtles are everywhere. We visited one popular tourist beach that we had constantly heard had a snorkeling path. It was actually kind of sad to swim across the barren landscape reading signs like … Read More
St. John Bays
I don’t have much to say about the past few days. We’ve done very little other than just enjoy the string of bays along the coast of St. John. There are very few boats compared to normal times, thanks to COVID, and those that are around are charters that congregate … Read More
Caneel Bay
We spent a few days in Christmas Cove. There wasn’t anything particularly special about the spot, but we were all content to just hang out on the hook. The kids and I would snorkel around the small island in the middle of the bay each day, then tiptoe through the … Read More