Today is our last full day on St. John before heading over to Lovango for three more nights. We are actually coming back to STJ in May, so have not felt compelled to go everywhere and do everything on this visit. Yesterday, rather than trying to get a parking spot at the beaches, we spent the day hiking. We were rewarded with these views
We also visited the Annaberg plantation. On certain days there are cultural demonstrations here, but we must have chosen an off day for that. This is the remnants of the sugar mill. There is a massive honeybee nest in the top of it. The honey is gathered and sold at certain times of the year (not now). It is delicious.
After our hike he drove down into Coral Bay to see what was open for a late lunch. We saw people at the Surf Club cantina and had not been there before so stopped in. Restaurant
Fresh squeezed limeade for me, and a guava margarita for my husband
Grilled grouper tacos
blackened shrimp tacos
Then we went sea glass hunting for a bit, to kill some more time before heading to the beach. When we visit St. John in the on season, we try to time our beach visits to the very early morning or the late afternoon. Otherwise it is too peopley for us.
Entrance to Trunk Bay, the most popular beach on the island, and consistently rated one of the most beautiful in the Caribbean. (The lifeguard stand is abandoned. There has been no funding for lifeguards on the island since the hurricanes in 2017. The National Park is working on building employee housing on the island and I think the guards will be back once that project is finished. At least I hope so. There have been two drownings on the island in the last week).
Quiet, beautiful Trunk Bay beach. All the beaches used to be like this all of the time when we started visiting over 20 years ago. The secret's been out for a while and it is a different scene now, but we still think it's wonderful.
