Pictured: two great friends, former Peace Corps volunteers in Guatemala, one of whom I met on the balcony of a hostel in Panama City. We kept in touch and I came to veg out at their place in St. Croix for a month when I first decided to drop out of all other employment and just do travel writing. I owe them a lot of inspiration. Weeks later I was back, on my first book assignment for Rough Guides covering all of the Virgin Islands, US and British.
Here they are strolling the loveliest beach in all of the US Virgin Islands, Sandy Point on St. Croix. It was featured in The Shawshank Redemption at the very end (posing as Mexico). Because it is out on a point beyond a wide and lush nature preserve, there is no view of civilization unless you walk way down around the bend. It has the potential to be dangerous, what with the seclusion and all, but in groups we always felt OK. It’s a perfect place for a beach picnic and a swim.
The last time I was there, a hurricane far offshore had reached out with some turbulent waves and rubbed the beach down to some of the large boulders underneath. Such is the nature of beaches – they can come and go.
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You got to veg out in St. Croix for a month, gee it’s a tough life
Glad that turned into a book.
I have my friends Susan and Janeen to thank for that. It was their idea and they really encouraged me to do it. That was a long time to be a house guest, especially with people I had only briefly met on the road. (In fact, I hadn’t met Janeen until I arrived there. Susan was the instigator.) Great people no matter what island you’re on.
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Sandy Point, St. Croix! i love to go there. the sands, the blue sky, the blue sea and most of all the scenery that will make you relax… i wish me and my hubby can go there. But vacation is far from now. Still, thanks for this picture i got this place on my traveling list.
Thanks