A tour of St Barts

Yesterday was my official "Ken doesn't have to do anything" day.  I packed my bag with all the necessary items, snorkel, yoyo, bouncie ball,  harmonica, towel, sunblock, water, etc. caught a ride to shore and had sand between my toes by 9:00. The previous day's snorkel and dive adventures had not even come close to satisfying my curiosity of what this island's marine life had to offer.

    

 I had barely scratched the surface of my mental check list of things to see, but with only three diving trips under my belt, I had already come face to face with a large barracuda behind a small reef.  I shared a small area of water with a sea turtle, and hovered over a medium sized stingray as it gracefully floated across the seabed.  These pictures are just a few taken by Joe, the previous ship's cook on one of our many after lunch swims.
 The majority of my day was spent beach hopping and surveying the town and it's people.

The church is there anchor

The town of Gustavia is built around the harbor.  The church is one of the first sights you see as you come tie up to the dinghy dock.  Just after passing the "Yellow Submarine."  

About half way to the next town, St Jean is the cemetery.  A beautiful array of white tombstones and colorful flowers can be seen from the road.

At the end of the day I awarded Shell Beach my favorite. Under the shade of a palm tree I watched boats sail from Saba Island.  The picture perfect image of a dormant volcanic island of the Caribbean.

I'd say a good bit of sight seeing was done.  I still have much more to see, but it's a start.

Hope you all enjoy the pictures!

KB