What a Wonderful World (An #AtoZChallenge Post): V is for Virgin Islands

Heavy dark clouds float over a blue sky, with turquoise water and a white sand beach underneath

My husband recently re-retired, and we are front-loading travel. My #AtoZChallenge posts this year will explore our adventures--some pre-retirement, some post. Today's location: (U.S.) Virgin Islands.

The U.S. Virgin Islands certainly deserve more photos than either my husband or I took. We ferried from St. Thomas Island to St. John Island, with Trunk Bay as our primary destination. St. John is home to the Virgin Islands National Park, and has an unique underwater snorkel trail.

We staked out a spot on the sand with a little pop-up beach tent, then alternated our time either snorkeling in the warm water or relaxing on shore. The underwater trail was fun to follow, and we swam along looking for each sign that described the fish and environment we saw beneath the surface of the water.

Setting up a pop up beach tent for shade

I recommend spending time at the U.S. Virgin Islands, and highly suggest taking more photos than we did! It's a spectacularly beautiful place and I hope to return again someday.

Come back tomorrow to see where in the world we'll visit next!

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