Sea Stories: Snorkeling
The water is as clear and beautiful as they say. I could see straight down to the bottom even from the top floor of our villa. There are sea turtles, fish of all colors, sting rays, coral, sea urchins, and one type of coral plant life shimmers purple in the sun. St. John doesn't have much else to do besides go to the beach, but there is snorkeling at every beach. Just about every beach has other, smaller islands out a bit with good snorkeling around them. When we went to Cinammon Bay there was just such an island that we snorkled at. Well, THEY snorkled at. As some of you may know, I'm scared of water. I don't like all the possibilities of what might be in there and I especially don't like not being able to see at least 100 yards in every direction. The island was pretty far off, but about half way there was a big patch of coral. Until you get to that patch, there's nothing but blue water and white sand. I was terrified the whole way out there, constantly look for Eric beside me. When we got to the coral, we swam around and looked at everything. I really think the snorkleing is better in Hawaii, but it was still pretty. The rest of them swam out to the island, but I decided to head back. I was already tired and had my book waiting for me on the beach. The swim back was scarier than the swim there because I was by myself. Every few seconds I would look to my left and right for sharks then look up to make sure I was still heading in beach direction. I saw a stingray on the way back to the beach, but since I was alone, no one believes me.
Sea Stories: Kayaking
The last full day we were there Eric and I went sea kayaking around Cinammon Bay. The only time we tumped over was when we were first trying to get in it. We went out to the island mentioned in the first part of Seas Stories, kayaked around it, then went to a smaller beach. On the way to the smaller beach we saw what was either a tail fin of something big or the remnants of a plane rumored to have crashed there. We also discovered what I guess was a type of sea urchin. It has white spikes that wiggled and a grayish black body. Poor Eric would have had so much more fun if I wasn't with him. He married a water sissy.
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