Thursday, March 30
Our plans for the day changed just before we left the ship when we got a call from new friends Disney and Robin. They had booked an excursion in the afternoon but Robin had hurt her neck so they weren't going to go and asked if we wanted to use their tickets. We said yes and thanked them profusely - the excursion was a catamaran trip to 2 dive sites, one over a shipwreck and the other was with turtles!
We did a quick walk to the shops near the dock so we could use wifi, but the bar we picked had very slow wifi so we didn't achieve what we wanted to. Then it was back to the ship for an early lunch before we met the other passengers at 12:30 for the excursion. The catamaran was the Castaway Girl 3, and it was a lovely cat. We were excited, especially Noelle as it was going to be her first real snorkelling tour, and what a fantastic place they took us to first up over an old wreck.
It was about 40 feet down but the water was so clear you could see all the details clearly from the surface, and the water was so warm! Our guide Sienna told us about the fish and coral we could see, as well as the history of the wreck. We were snorkelling for about 35 minutes before we reboarded the cat and headed to Turtle Cove. The water here was only about 20 feet deep with a sandy bottom which also had some vegetation which the turtles feed on. Immediately we could see 3 turtles beneath us, all happily eating away, and then surfacing for air before returning to their food. We swam around and watched them for about 25 minutes, an absolutely fabulous experience. Thank you so much Disney and Robin.
On our way back to the ship we were provided with either rum punch or champagne, and we enjoyed chatting to some of our fellow snorkellers. We got back just in time before we sailed, a bit sunburnt and tired, but exhilarated by the whole experience.
Dinner in the specialty Asian restaurant Tamarind capped off a wonderful day in the US Virgin Isands.
Our plans for the day changed just before we left the ship when we got a call from new friends Disney and Robin. They had booked an excursion in the afternoon but Robin had hurt her neck so they weren't going to go and asked if we wanted to use their tickets. We said yes and thanked them profusely - the excursion was a catamaran trip to 2 dive sites, one over a shipwreck and the other was with turtles!
We did a quick walk to the shops near the dock so we could use wifi, but the bar we picked had very slow wifi so we didn't achieve what we wanted to. Then it was back to the ship for an early lunch before we met the other passengers at 12:30 for the excursion. The catamaran was the Castaway Girl 3, and it was a lovely cat. We were excited, especially Noelle as it was going to be her first real snorkelling tour, and what a fantastic place they took us to first up over an old wreck.
It was about 40 feet down but the water was so clear you could see all the details clearly from the surface, and the water was so warm! Our guide Sienna told us about the fish and coral we could see, as well as the history of the wreck. We were snorkelling for about 35 minutes before we reboarded the cat and headed to Turtle Cove. The water here was only about 20 feet deep with a sandy bottom which also had some vegetation which the turtles feed on. Immediately we could see 3 turtles beneath us, all happily eating away, and then surfacing for air before returning to their food. We swam around and watched them for about 25 minutes, an absolutely fabulous experience. Thank you so much Disney and Robin.
On our way back to the ship we were provided with either rum punch or champagne, and we enjoyed chatting to some of our fellow snorkellers. We got back just in time before we sailed, a bit sunburnt and tired, but exhilarated by the whole experience.
Dinner in the specialty Asian restaurant Tamarind capped off a wonderful day in the US Virgin Isands.
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