Thursday, June 9, 2011

Caribbean Sea

Cinammon Bay

I look forward and see a mess of curly black hair, two out-of-sync paddles and a million sparkles glistening in an aqua sea. We push forward, the double kayak inching lazily through Maho and Francis Bay. We stop to take in the scene: The green, sloping shoulders of St. John, the island’s rocky edge and white sand beaches. The Caribbean Sea surrounds us, dazzling, breathtaking, dotted with islands in all directions. Picking up speed we steer left, looping around Whistling Cay. The rocky island is covered with gigantic cactus plants, coconut trees and with a thousand squawking sea birds. Leila turns and smiles. A turtle pops its head up and takes a deep breath. We glide on, paddling slowly, savoring every moment of this view from the sea.

                             Leila in Blue
Coral Bay from Above
Islands Everywhere

Sun Set

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