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| View of Cinnamon Bay hills while floating in Cinnamon Bay |
The island of St. John is scalloped with beautiful little
bays, many of them with National Park Service moorings that are free for day
use. So one day Chris and I, along with our friends Steve and Lynn, took a day
jaunt from St. Thomas to St. John. Mooring at Cinnamon Bay, we dinghyed ashore
and did an easy hike along the Cinnamon Bay Loop Trail. The trail wanders through
some ruins—including sugar and bay rum factories, manor house, and cemetary—and
the forest. Informational plaques pointed out such sights as bay rum and
sweetlime trees, some animals and insects, and the historical spots.
Particularly interesting was the way that the hills were terraced for planting,
the stone rows still discernible, albeit a bit worn and knocked out of place.
We ate lunch at the T’ree Lizards Restaurant at the Cinnamon Bay Campground,
which had sites for tents, and also some great cabins right on the beach.
Finally, we went for a nice snorkel around the reefs. All this, and a great
sail back to Charlotte Amalie. The short distances between islands here can be
really handy.
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| Danish cemetary crypts, a little creepy out here in the woods |
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| Ruins tower |
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| The T'ree Lizards Restaurant-casual and inexpensive, good sandwiches |
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| Pretty soft coral over white sand |
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| Chris showing Lynn a sea urchin |
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