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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Drunk Bay Beach on St. John

Drunk Bay is located on the southeastern side of St. John, the trail is .3 miles past Salt Pond Bay Beach. Drunk Bay is on the windward side of the island, which makes it very rocky; this is not a beach to go swimming at.

The first time I came across Drunk Bay Beach was when I was staying at Concordia for the weekend. As soon as you step onto Drunk Bay Beach you realize how it got its name; from all the rocks and broken coral your feet start to act as though you’ve been at a bar.

Once you step onto Drunk Bay Beach you will also discover all the incredible coral and stone sculptures that people have made. Most of these sculptures are in the forms of people and scattered all along the beach. I really don’t know how this tradition got started but I had a blast photographing the sculptures. I do realize how the tradition of making these happy little coral people keeps on going because there is something about being surrounded by them that compels you to make your own coral person. I definitely recommend making your way out to Drunk Bay Beach on your next visit to St. John.

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Monday, December 6, 2010

The Bad Boys Home on St. John

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My walk today took me up to the old ruins of the Leinster Bay Estate House, built back in the 1700's for James Murphy. The ruins are off of the Johnny Horn Trail, which is connected to Leinster Bay Trail on the eastern end of the beach at Waterlemon bay. The ruins are located on top of a hillside and provide an amazing view of St. John; Annaberg, Mary Point, Water Bay, Leinster Bay, and Brown Bay. One can also see Fungi Passage, between Whistling Cay and Mary Point as well as Great Thatch, Little Thatch, and Tortola. The old estate has also been called Windy Hill and The Bad Boys Home.

You can see The Bad Boys Home Ruins up on top of the hill on the right.

Take the second right at the bush :)

A Red Tail Hawk

Waterlemon Cay has amazing snorkeling.

This is the view looking over Tortola, Little Thatch, and Drakes Passage.

This is a view of Leinster Bay, Waterlemon Cay, Mary Point, and Great Thatch Island.

For the best hiking information pick up a copy of Feet, Fins & Four - Wheel Drive by Pam Gaffin.

Links to additional information and where I gathered my facts:
http://www.stjohnbeachguide.com/Johnny%20Horn%20Trail.htm
http://www.seestjohn.com/trails_johnny_horn.html

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Francis Bay Walking Trail Ruins

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Explorations of Francis Bay

Recently I relocated to St. John, and I'm loving living on this amazing little island. I'm renting a small and very unusual house; unusual in that it is made of wood (most homes here are made of cement), it also has a huge yard, and the best part is, the location. I'm living in the National Park and can walk to one of the prettiest beaches on St. John.

The other day while I was exploring my neighborhood I came across some old ruins, there are many out here. The ruins are of an old residence on the Francis Bay Walking Trail and I just had to stop and photograph.

View of Francis Bay walking trail and the ruins.

Tile covered gallery floor.

Gallery above the kitchen.

Kitchen contained five ovens.


View from the trail, of the kitchen entrance and the stairs that go to the upper gallery.

The Love Vine is taking over.

Some parts of the ruins are still in great shape.

The coral in the structure is really beautiful.


Here you can see that there are stones from the beach added to the cement.

This is the first view of the ruins from the trail.

Love Vine.

For more information please visit See St. John's website.

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Saturday, April 3, 2010

Yawzi Point Trail, St. John

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The Yawzi Point Trail on St. John is my favorite trail to photograph. The trail is a .3 mile long peninsula that divides Great and Little Lameshur Bays. It takes about 20 minutes to hike if you’re not me photographing, and has excellent snorkeling.

The history of the peninsula is really interesting. Near the beginning of the trail, about half way up the first hill there is the remains of two old stone ruins of a foundations. It is said that these are the remains of the Yawzi Quarantine Camp. This is where they would bring slaves that had contracted Yaws, a skin disease similar to Leprosy, to isolate them until they died.

The trail itself is usually overgrown, depending on the time of year that you visit and juts out into the ocean with a spectacular view. The reason that I am so drawn to this trail to photograph is the flora, it is amazing and always changing. It is located on the south side of St. John, which is hotter and more arid then the rest of the island. The trail winds and weaves through a lot of thorny vegetation, many different types of cactus like Turks Caps and Queen of the Night, century plants, maran bush, frangipani and many others.

Please take a look at the photos bellow.