We’ve been heading out to Buck Island pretty regularly lately, going out there early in the morning before the tours arrive, doing some snorkeling, hiking a bit, barbecuing, lazing on the beach, then heading back to our Christiansted anchorage in the afternoon (Buck Island is closed at 4). It’s funny … Read More
Family & Friend Fun
St. Croix is one of those places where rain doesn’t deter you from doing anything, because the chances of it lasting more than ten minutes are virtually nil. The other day Ali discovered that our passports expire in 6 months. We had just gotten Lowe’s renewed a few months ago, … Read More
Snorkeling Buck
I’ve managed to find this octopus three different times in three different holes scattered around in a nearby field of coral. I can’t ever entice her to come out, though. I find her by looking around for holes with an obvious pile of small shells out front. I even found … Read More
Buck Island Excursion
When we left Frederiksted to move back around to Christiansted we had flat calm waters and great clarity so I decided to drive us right over the top of the Northstar shipwreck. The highest point of the wreck sits a good twenty-five feet down but I knew it would look … Read More