Day 4 - Woke up slow, hanging around our St. John pad for a leisurely morning, then went for an awesome hike. Started in the town of Cruz Bay and took the Lind Point trail to Salmon Bay. The hike was gentle, very lush and of course, a bit humid. But we finally came to a fork in the trail, with one option leading down to Salmon Bay. Needless to say - we took that route and ended up and an incredibly awesome beach. It took us each about 30 seconds to take off our shoes, put our stuff down and dive into the beautiful water. Aaaaahhhhh. No better way or place to end a hike!
So we frolicked around in the water, taking turns with the one mask we had on the hike. Saw these really neat silver fish circling our feet. Also found some live Conch shells. Just a beautiful uncrowded beach with beautiful water. After our incredibly refreshing swim, we sat on our towels and had a very nice picnic. Finally put on our shoes and headed back on the trail to our car.
We then drove further east on the North Shore "Highway".... checking out Hawksnest Bay, Trunk Bay (be back here tomorrow!), Cinnamon Bay and Liestner Bay. Ryan, Chelsea and Joanie checked out the Sugar Plantation ruins while Sara and I checked out the bay - but this bay didn't offer much in the way of snorkeling.
On the way back home, we stopped in at Cinnamon Bay for another quick swim. Now we're at home - had a nice afternoon beverage with some chips and great salsa that Ryan made, and about to sit down for, what I'm sure will be, an awesome spaghetti dinner. A very nice day - easy going with a little adventure and a lot of beauty. Probably a fairly typical St. John day!
