Buck Island and St Thomas Return
After great snorkeling at The Ledges and Stragglers, we moved on to Buck Island for one last snorkel before settling in for the evening near our St Thomas drop-off spot.…
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The Ledges and Stragglers
Today is our last day of snorkeling! We leave tomorrow. 🙁 We need to end up anchored tonight at a spot close to the marina where we will be picked…
Little Jost Van Dyke and Caneel Bay
After snorkeling at the great Diamond Reef, we moved on to Little Jost Van Dyke to stay overnight. It was a pretty trip over to LJVD island. Here is a…
Diamond Reef at Great Camanoe Island
This morning we moved from Eustatia Island to Great Camanoe island to snorkel at Diamond Reef. The sea was a bit choppy, so Joran put up the sail to help…
Eustatia Island
After the Coral Gardens, we moved on to Eustatia Island. It was a pretty little island location with hardly any other boats moored. First, we had a delicious lunch of…
The Coral Gardens
Today, we snorkeled at the Coral Gardens at Great Dog island. It was by far the best snorkeling of our entire trip! It truly was a garden of coral –…
Alice’s Wonderland & Fallen Jerusalem
Today, we stopped at two snorkel spots and then moved on to a third location to anchor overnight. The first spot is called Alice’s Wonderland ( at Ginger Island). It…
Cooper Island
Today’s afternoon snorkel was at Cooper Island. The sheer rock faces were beautiful in the sun. We snorkeled right up against the shore here. We saw a lot of different…
The RMS Rhone Wreck
From Little Harbour, Joran took the boat to the wreck of the RMS Rhone at Salt Island. This large ship sank in 1867 during a hurricane. Sadly, 123 people lost…
The Indians & Little Harbour
This morning, we had another wonderful breakfast. Then, we went back to The Indians right away while it was still early in the morning, so we could snorkel before the…
Lameshur Bay to Norman Island
We anchored overnight at Lameshur Bay on St John Island. I got up early before everyone else was awake (as usual). The moon made a beautiful glow across the water,…
Arriving at Lameshur Bay on St John Island
We’ve had a couple of great days on the Koru and in the water. Here is a view of paradise from the boat. There are buoys around the various islands…
Snorkeling near St John Island
Although we arrived on the Koru today, Joran brought us somewhere to snorkel in the afternoon, near St John island. Joran just hooked us up to one of the available…
Our 2025 Catamaran Charter In The Virgin Islands
For this wonderful vacation, we chartered a catamaran (the Koru) with a crew (2 people: a captain (Joran) and a chef/first mate (Casey, who was an excellent chef)). The plan…