Lameshur

We were thinking of mooring at Lameshur Friday night... I know there's nothing there, but the chart looks like the road comes close to the beach. Is it possible to beach the dinghy & catch a bus or do we need to call a cab to get to Coral Bay from there?
Also, is there good snorkeling at Lameshur? Or should we just go somewhere else? TIA!

I am pretty sure you won't be able to get a taxi. Heck, half the time I've been in Coral Bay, I couldn't get a taxi. Usually you stay in the southern bays like Lameshur and Salt Pond for the solitude. Also, it can be rough there in certain conditions.

The road to Lameshur is, indeed, right next to the beach. But it's a rough, unpaved road, and there certainly won't be taxis waiting for anyone. (Our Jeep rental contract prohibited going there. But we didn't read that until after we'd made the round trip to Lameshur....)

SuburbanDharma,

If you had east a couple bays to Salt Pond it is a short walk up the hill to a bus stop. The bus on STJ have gotten much better in recent year and will take you to Coral Bay or all the way back to Cruz Bay. The schedules can be found online.

The chances of catching a taxi from or back to Lameshur is 0. There is great snorkeling there and I heard from a friend even some even better snorkeling in the little bay in between Lameshur and Salt Pond. Do not know the name. Best to get there by dinghy because the entry is not part of park system from the land entry and understand the owners have it blocked off now. Cannot confirm that.

Either way - I think Salt and the Bus may be your best bet.

Hahaha! I wasn't hoping to CATCH a cab from Lameshur, I was hoping to CALL one from there. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Smile.gif" alt="" /> We don't have a whole lot of time to go much farther because we have to get our friend back to Sapphire to get to the airport by around noon. That said, Salt is only about a mile past Lameshur & it's dead calm so we can dinghy pretty much anywhere once we get there... probably even to Coral Bay!
Thank you all, I think we'll head there after we check in at Cruz today!

Salt Pond might have the best snorkeling in St.John. Kick back, skip Coral Bay as you cook better than any restaurant there <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />

Cool! I've never been there.
Actually, in all these years of cruising the Virgin Islands we're never once stopped on the south side of St. John. We often have NOOBs aboard and sailing the south side of the islands can be a little rough for them.

Aww, thank you Evan! I think that's exactly what we're going to do. I make a mean roti & we bought some roti skins in Roadtown that I'm dying to eat.

We're usually in the same situation with the people onboard, and with the number of places they want to go in the BVI. But we only have one friend & a limited number of days. Since it's suddenly so calm we thought it would be a good time to give it a try!

The reef is just outside the mooring field, it will blow you out.