Checking Out the Neighborhood

These Canadian geese are checking out the creek for a possible place to raise a family.

Hello There!

A Rare Sight

The snow, that is.

The deer are pretty common

A Feel for the Islands

You find out a lot about a place by the signs you see.

Some island attitude...

Snorkeling in the Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands National Park is known for its snorkeling & scuba diving.

The park didn't disappoint!

 A school of blue tangs

 A stoplight parrotfish

 Some sergeant major fish hiding in the coral

 A porcupine fish

A smooth trunkfish

 Three different fish

A trumpetfish

Yellowtail snappers

And this thrilling creature, a spotted eagle ray floating gently underneath me!

Off to the Carribbean

In our quest to see all 59 national parks,

we picked Virgin Islands National Park for January.

Good idea, huh?

This is Trunk Bay in the park, listed on many sites

 as one of the top ten beaches in the world.

The visitor center.

The park takes up about 2/3 of the island of St. John.

You can camp in the park,

but since its only accessible by ferry, you may want to try glamping, 

so you don't have to lug all your stuff along!

In addition to all the water activities you can do here,

you can also visit the old sugar mill ruins.

There are many hikes too.

You might see some giant termite nests in the mangroves.

But the beach is what this park is all about!

What a fun place to visit in winter!