You can make a whole day out of this area! Come early for the best parking and possibly to see sea turtles in the sea grass. You also may see a great many sea stars in the water between the beach and where the boats are moored. There is nice shade among the sea grape trees so you can spend... More

Always on the look-out for good snorkeling spots around the USVI, we had chartered Captain Sam Lunday's VIBE boat for the day and he knew we wanted to snorkel - he took us straight out to Leinster, moored out off the reef and oh my goodness!!! It didn't hurt that the waters were fairly calm and the weather perfect, but... More

This is a nice enough beach, but the best thing to do is hike a little ways past it to Waterlemon Cay. More

We almost always have seen turtles and rays at this location. The water is clear and the beach is nice (though not huge). Keep an eye out for the mongooses, they're trouble! More

My husband and I snorkeled in over a dozen spots on our latest trip to the USVI, but the snorkeling by Waterlemon Cay was by far the highlight of our entire vacation. If you're able, rent a car on St. John and enjoy the curvy and crazy roads out to Annaberg Sugar Plantation. Arrive early, and start at this end... More

Pretty longish hike but relatively flat, the coral and starfish are what people come for More

You may have forgotten your sneakers at home or your feet may have become hobbit-like from all of your time outdoors and they no longer fit into shoes. You want to hike…what to do? Everyone knows hiking without proper footwear is a bad idea, right? Blog readers have figured this out, we do things a little differently here. We have... More

If you park at the Annaberg Plantation parking area, you can take an easy hike down the Leinster Bay trail to the beach. Great beach, good snorkeling. More

a great shore line hike, nice nice bay for swimming, however, here it seemed to be all about getting out to the cay to snorkel! More