St. Thomas was our first port of call. To the left, you'll see a nice view from atop of a mountain of the port. Our ship is to the left of center. St. Thomas was a nice place, not my favorite, but I'm really comparing "very good" to "awesome" so its not necessarily downing the island at all. We arranged for a land tour that consisted of shopping in the morning and free time. We spent that free time walking up the "99 Steps" and to Blackbeard's castle. They offered a tour at Blackbeard's castle, but we didn't take it since we had to meet back up with the tour and didn't have time to do so. After that, we spent the rest of the afternoon swimming at Megan's Bay. Very beautiful water and sand and very calm. There are no waves, so its perfect for just swimming or relaxing in the water.
The Port the Destiny Docked AtUpon arrival, it was gray and overcast. Luckily as the day wore on, the skies opened up and it was a nice, hot
day. There was a short shower as we were shopping though. Luckily we happened to be under a veranda so the camera didn't get soaked. It was raining pretty hard for a good 10 minutes or so before it cleared up. We did a little shopping initially, then decided to make our way to the "99 Steps" where we'd climb that, and then head to Blackbeard's castle. Below you'll find some flowers captured on the walk up "99 Steps."
Which Way to Blackbeard's Castle?
Signage is pointing us in the right direction. We are heading to Blackbeard's castle. We really can't do much there as we aren't going on the tour, but we can go on the outskirts and take some photos. THey said there was a spring that you could swim in if you decided you wanted to take the tour. That's the one thing about cruising, you see a lot of different islands, but really only get a slice of all that you could be doing. But its fun nonetheless.
Unfortunately, I didn't get a much better picture of it than this. It was tough since we couldn't go inside and our access was restricted since we weren't taking the tour. Anyway, we make the trek back down to do a little more shopping and then its off for some swimming.
When Do We Swim??
I believe the picture is of Megan's Bay. If not, its close enough right? Megan's Bay was a very calm, peaceful bay. It was nice to swim in but obviously surfers won't like it too much. The water was a nice turquoise and crystal clear. The sand was nice as well. We really enjoyed our time here. We spent probably close to two hours swimming and relaxing. I made the mistake and didn't bring my flip flops or aqua socks, and instead brought my tennis shoes because of the walking before. That only sucked because it sucks to have tennis shoes at the beach, but it worked out alright. Below is another view of Megan's Bay, on the beach.
The picture looks a little grainy because I massively underexposed all the beach shots. It was bad. So I had to fix the photos but I was probably 2-3 stops underexposed at least. At least they were somewhat salvaged - thank God for shooting in R
The Good and The Bad
The Good:
day. There was a short shower as we were shopping though. Luckily we happened to be under a veranda so the camera didn't get soaked. It was raining pretty hard for a good 10 minutes or so before it cleared up. We did a little shopping initially, then decided to make our way to the "99 Steps" where we'd climb that, and then head to Blackbeard's castle. Below you'll find some flowers captured on the walk up "99 Steps."
Which Way to Blackbeard's Castle?
Signage is pointing us in the right direction. We are heading to Blackbeard's castle. We really can't do much there as we aren't going on the tour, but we can go on the outskirts and take some photos. THey said there was a spring that you could swim in if you decided you wanted to take the tour. That's the one thing about cruising, you see a lot of different islands, but really only get a slice of all that you could be doing. But its fun nonetheless.
Unfortunately, I didn't get a much better picture of it than this. It was tough since we couldn't go inside and our access was restricted since we weren't taking the tour. Anyway, we make the trek back down to do a little more shopping and then its off for some swimming.
When Do We Swim??
I believe the picture is of Megan's Bay. If not, its close enough right? Megan's Bay was a very calm, peaceful bay. It was nice to swim in but obviously surfers won't like it too much. The water was a nice turquoise and crystal clear. The sand was nice as well. We really enjoyed our time here. We spent probably close to two hours swimming and relaxing. I made the mistake and didn't bring my flip flops or aqua socks, and instead brought my tennis shoes because of the walking before. That only sucked because it sucks to have tennis shoes at the beach, but it worked out alright. Below is another view of Megan's Bay, on the beach.
The picture looks a little grainy because I massively underexposed all the beach shots. It was bad. So I had to fix the photos but I was probably 2-3 stops underexposed at least. At least they were somewhat salvaged - thank God for shooting in RThe Good and The Bad
The Good:
- Friendly People
- No aggressive vendors on the beach
- Scenic and pretty
- I wouldn't say there is anything necessarily bad about the island, except it was pretty touristy, it was a nice place, but didn't have the "umph" that some of the other islands had, at least from what I say.
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