Published on May, 2025
Our tour with Jenn from Explore St. John was our best day on the island! Everything you have heard about this tour is true, just book her if you can.
We took the five-hour tour and had a special request to go over to Sloop Jones art place way on the other side of the island and some snorkeling. Along the way we got sights, more info about beaches for the rest of our trip (facilities and access info was invaluable), history and an overall delightful day with Jenn. It was great to see more of the island and I don't think I would be able to drive some of the roads we took. We felt safe with Jenn and she drove the roads like a master.
We started by seeing a Peacock strutting his stuff, went to Caneel where three donkeys were doing their thing, saw deer, goats and sheep – all the animals. Snorkeled at Hansen’s Bay with several turtles, one bigger one with his own Remora. They warned us there was a 6 ft. nurse shark swimming around, I was ok with not seeing him. We’ve swam with nurse and blacktip sharks before, I know they are harmless but they still freak me out a little when I run across them. Quite a bit of sea urchins on the rocks, be careful out there. Many fish, a few I needed to come back and see what they were, but swimming with the turtles, priceless.
We spent a few $ at Sloops place (really, really cool art, shirts and stuff) I love local artists and again, just a great place and sweet conversation with his cohort there (Charlotte? – I am bad with names). Well worth the trip out that way. We ended our Jenn trip at the Windmill for the great views and remarkably good food (Fish tacos were excellent).
It was a magical day!