St. John - 2013

Cody and I have been back from St. John for about a week now. Overall, we had a really great time! We spent a lot of time on some of the prettiest beaches we've ever seen. We only got sun burnt once. We didn't once wreck our jeep, despite the crazy St. John roads on which we drove. We bummed a few episodes of "Dexter" off of the Westin's premium cable. We didn't see any sharks or scary ocean creatures despite snorkeling on more than one occasion. And as we always do, Cody and I had a lot of fun spending a week together exploring a new place. Below are some pictures to capture our week in St. John.

St. John in known as an eco-friendly island, meaning that there is a big push to leave the island as untouched as possible. This is Cody hiking through what you can tell is some fairly jungle-like terrain. We hiked to the Southern-most tip of the island, called Rams Head, one morning. It was awesome. The hike consisted of sandy beaches, mountains, crevasses, cacti, black stone beaches, and a breathtaking view of the ocean. And yes, he did wear that hat for the majority of the trip. Sun protection at its finest.

More hiking. He looks so majestic. 

This was the end point for our hike. We were trying to capture the peak in the background with cool cloud. Every trip we take we threaten to bring along a picture-taker for our next adventure...and then we remember picture-taker is another word for friends who are willing to travel with you...and then we remember we don't have any of those. 

Trunk Bay overlook. Often times voted the prettiest beach in the world, which is not an exaggeration.

This was in the midst of our sun burning episode. 

Us at Cinnamon Bay, another of St. John's incredible beaches. Note the hat on my dear husband again.

Us on Trunk Bay. We finally asked someone to actually take a picture of us. 

Us at Salt Pond Bay, which was very close to the Concordia Eco Tents which is where we stayed for the first few nights despite it not having air conditioning and instead having bugs. I was very proud of myself for not freaking. New experiences are good for people.