St.Thomas/St.John snorkeling recommendations?

Heading out to St.Thomas next week. Will have a rental car.
I'll be staying at secret harbor, and am also planning to hit
Coki point once or twice.

Any other off-the beach snorkeling recommendations? I'm
snorkeling alone this trip, so I want to stay conservative with
respect to tides/currents/etc. My wife would kill me if I killed
myself.

Also plan to take the ferry to St.John Any recommendations
there? I'm thinking trunk bay if I can get there early, maybe
cinnamon bay. What's good?

Not sure if it's worth trying to make a day trip to Virgin Gorda.
For one thing, I'd need my passport to get in, and then what
do I do with it when I'm snorkeling? Are there lockers at the
ferry station? (Spanish Town, I think)

Seems a little tight to get in, go through customs, get down to
The Baths, snorkel, and get back in time for the last ferry.
Anybody do this?

Thanks in advance.

"blue" <rita@oneillmarketing.com> wrote:

>Re: snorkeling in VG. Not sure if there are lockers there or not BUT
>if you are worried about your personal belongings being sorted thru in
>your absence - you could book a day trip - any of the hotels will tell
>you how and then go over with a handful of others (usually 8-15) people
>and spend the day. The catamaran will have drinks and very simple
>lunch on board. Snorkeling at the baths is very worthwhile. If you
>had your wife join you - the beach on the other side (coming out of the
>caves) is very pleasant and they do offer a few shaded places - she
>could relax while you snorkel and watch your stuff. Same with trunk

I got the impression that she wasn't going to be there at all.

If you are going to the BVI, I'd head to the Rhone first - perhaps go
via a day trip.

>bay, but go there early before all the cruise ships dump their guests
>for the guided underwater park. Another option is renting a small boat

The snorkeling that I've done was Cinnamon (where they have lockers
although they don't always work) and Waterlemon (which I did from a
boat so I don't know about lockers), and I've also heard good things
about other places like near Maho.

>yourself (at Red Hook) for the day. If you rent a boat there are
>palces they will poitn out that (memory) have beautiful scenery for

If you rent a boat, you will need to be able to pick up a mooring.

>snorkeling. There are larges rocks juttign out of the water called
>three feathers I think??? Anyway the baot part is easy to do and easy
>to get around the waterways.
>
Are you thinking about the Indians?

>A nice place to spend the day and some fun snorkeling is Sapphire
>Beach. The beach is short but very long and attractive - lots of room.
> Plus there is usually a good lunch, barbecue, comfortable chairs and a
>really pretty view - (this is between Coki and Red Hook)...your wife
>might enjoy the day there.
>
>As far as tight - seems to me (we stay on Tortola) that we always have
>a sense of a full day anywhere we go (JVD, VG, STh, & ST J) and we take
>the ferry all the time - Have fun!
>
>Also - the customs part is easy and fast. Much faster than the
>airports etc.
>bongo wrote:

Thanks for the tips, everybody!

cheers,
--bongo