By Peter D.

Early on a Friday in late March we hoped on a plane to St. Thomas, a part of the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

About four hours later we arrived.

Then we took a taxi to a ferry to St. John, another of the U.S. Virgin Islands, home of the U.S. Virgin Islands National Park, and another taxi to our camp site, in Cinnamon Bay, where Troop 5 used to camp until hurricanes wreaked havoc on the islands in 2017.

We set up and rested for the day.

The next day was a “beach day,” so we just relaxed on the beach and did a hike around some ruins.

On Sunday we kayaked from Cruz Bay to a reef and snorkeled around, then kayaked back and relaxed on the beach for the rest of the day.

“The whole trip was super fun and I would go again!”

Monday we had another “beach day,” and half-way through we hiked and saw some great views of Cinnamon Bay.

Tuesday we did a hike and took a taxi to the trail head with the Park Service and got a guided tour of a few sugar mills.

The hike took the whole day and we took a boat back to Cruz Bay and spent some time in town.

On Wednesday, we rented a boat and did a hike and swam and snorkeled around the boat — we even jumped off the top!

Thursday was another “beach day” and the waves were huge and we had some fun.

That Friday, one week after our arrival, we packed up and went home.

The whole trip was super fun and I would go again!