4/21/2008

Here's the final blog of our vacation photos. We took a couple thousand photos and ended up with about 700 that we love so this is just a select few. Enjoy and check back soon for Grant's 5 year portrait session preview.

Coki Beach The Baths at Virgin Gorda, BVI

The couple climbing near the top of the shot gives you an
idea of the scale of these massive boulders.
The natural Lion's Head formation on the top of the Baths (we had
to wedge ourselves between the rocks and climb to get there but
the view was worth it!)

The Baths from the sea.
Docked in Spanish Town , BVINeltjeberg Bay, we had to hike to this bay from Dorthea Bay.
Along the hike there are ruins and old headstones from children
that had died in 1933. Kinda creepy but fun.
The beach at Cooper Island Beach Club. Cooper Island is an outer BVI
with no roads and only 4 private residences along with the private boutique
resort accessible only by boat or ferry from Tortola, BVI. We stopped and
ate at the restaurant on our boat charter. I had Roti, a curried chicken wrap which is
a traditional West Indian dish and it was delicious!
Magen's Bay, the most famous beach in St. Thomas.
Palms at Dorthea Bay
Overlook, what a view!Vessup Beach
Views from our villa, the water is so blue!
Sunset on the ferry back to St. Thomas from St. John.
Trunk Bay, the most photographed beach in St. John.
This was our nap spot.
Mule at Leinster Bay, St. John.
Bluebeard's Castle is now a mini resort overlooking Charlotte Amalie.
It was built around an old danish lookout tower but the hotel
is named after the Bluebeard pirate legend which states that he
built the tower to imprison his wife he later killed.
Fresh lobster in Frenchtown
Charlotte Amalie
Shopping in the Jewelry District.
Historic Frederick Lutheran Church built in 1820
Annaberg sugar plantation ruins on St. John.
Catherineburg sugar mill ruins.
Brain coral was used for stone blocks.
We're back from our awesome time in the Virgin Islands. Busy season is officially underway and we'll have lots of photos to blog about over the next few months. We have gotten requests for the rest of our vacation photos so here is blog 2 and blog 3 is coming shortly. We hope you enjoy these photos from our adventures in the sea!

Sorkeling at Waterlemon Cay off of Leinster Bay in St. John.
It was quite a swim!
Starfish, if you couldn't tell ;o)Sea Urchins, you don't want to step on one of these bad boys!
Snorkeling at Trunk Bay in St. John. They have an underwater snorkel trail around the cay.
Photos from Coral World in St. Thomas
View of Coki Beach from Coral World. Snorkeling at Coki Beach
The Indians (rock formations that jut out of the sea in the BVI)
are one of the top 5 Snorkel Spots in the world.

More Sea Urchins and different types of coral.
Parrot Fish
Staghorn Coral
Fire Coral
Brain Coral