I recently spent the day on Water Island, and it was so much fun that I’d like to share it with all of you.
Water Island is the smallest of the four main islands here in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located south of Charlotte Amalie, which is the main town over in St. Thomas. You can only access Water Island by boat. It has a ferry that runs several times a day, but I opted to visit with my friends over at Flyaway Charters.
Flyaway Charters is one of St. John’s longest-running charter boat companies. It is based out of Coral Bay, and they have several boats in their fleet. They offer local trips, a shuttle to Lime Out, and excursions over in the British Virgin Islands. For this Water Island trip, we hopped on Picaroon’s Parlay, a newer World Cat that seats up to 12 guests. It’s such a beautiful boat. Check out a few pics:
We took a nice little cruise along St. John’s south shore, and arrived at Water Island within an hour. One fun thing you can do on Water Island is rent a golf cart. I reserved ours in advance with Rachael’s Rentals. They offer two, four and six seat golf carts. The price ranges from $55 to $75 depending on the cost. The pickup location is up a small hill from Water Island’s main dock.
Leah, the boys and I hopped in the golf cart and headed across the island and down to Dinghy’s Bar & Grill while Captain Colin and Mike pulled the boat around to Honeymoon Beach.
(Dinghy’s is located on Honeymoon Beach in Water Island. This is not the same as Honeymoon Beach, which is located here in St. John.)
From there, we grabbed some lunch, a few cold drinks and splashed around in the water. It’s really a pretty spot.
After an hour or so, the six of us hopping in a golf cart and drove out to Fort Seggaro. Fort Seggaro was constructed during World War II to protect the entrance to St. Thomas harbor. It’s a very interesting area that’s great for exploring.
The fort so cool that I am going to dedicate an entire post to it. Stay tuned…
If you would like to join Flyaway Charters on a day trip to Water Island or other places in the USVI or BVI, please check out their website at www.flyawaychartersvi.com.
And click here if you would like more information on Rachael’s Rentals.
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