This was the view from our little cottage (we were in the upstairs unit of a two story building). The place we stayed is on the west side of the island and the waters are usually very calm. They were smacked hard by Hurricane Maria in 2017 and the beach was washed out significantly, but it has mostly recovered.
Is this gorgeous, or what?
Yes, horses on the beach. And sometimes people took their horses swimming in the ocean, which the horses seemed to enjoy!
This is an tower on an old sugar plantation. St. Croix has quite a complex history for such a small island. It was held by many European countries, the last being Denmark. It wasn't until World War I that the United States purchased St. Croix from Denmark. The history is, of course, not entirely a joyful one as many Africans were abducted and brought over as slaves to toil on cotton and sugar plantations.
Feral chickens roam St. Croix. They are able to survive and thrive, apparently, as the chickens are seen everywhere including this mama chicken and her three chicks. She guided them into a restaurant in Frederiksted, the little town closest to our cottage.
Kevin snorkeled a great deal and took a bazillion wonderful pictures!
Like this one. Butterfly fish!! Never heard of them before. Aren't they beautiful.
And a tiny seahorse. I know he looks big but he was all of a few inches long.
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