Waterlemon Cay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

5Journey33106 5:00 PM Sep 9, 2003

Located at Leinster Bay and the Annaberg Plantation--plan on 1/2 to a full day there!
I have seen this cay referred to as Watermelon Cay, as well as Waterlemon Cay in brochures and pamphlets, and I am still not sure of the correct name, however it is a wonderful place to visit. One must park and walk down an ocean-side pathway in order to get to (let's call it Waterlemon Cay)! It is approximately a 12-15 minute walk which leads to a very nice beach--good for sunbathing, but the snorkeling is absolutely superb. The cay is located approximately 200 yds from the shoreline at Leinster Bay. While swimming out to the small cay, which has many beautiful shells, one can see beautiful starfish, sea turtles, sometimes a harmless shark, and the many beautiful tropical fish which are so plentiful at St. Johns. While swimming to the cay, the water gets rather deep--approximately 15 to 20 feet, but it is not difficult to get there. Absolutely GORGEOUS sea shells are abundant on the rather tiny Waterlemon Cay. Large starfish are abundant around the cay, as well as many beautiful tropical fish. Be careful if you decide to swim around the cay, because the currents can be extremely difficult at times on the far side of the cay---only one of the times that I truly felt that my girlfriend who could not swim but was wearing a mid-riff safety belt and I were in a difficult situation. Swimming to the cay seems to provide no danger, but swimming around the cay can become rather difficult unless you are a strong swimmer. Probably some of the best snorkeling on St Johns. Waterlemon is very tiny, but is a great place to sunbathe, or to pick up seashells. It is probably the best place on St. Johns to see all of the different forms of sealife including a few sharks, some barracuda, some moray eels, who lie mostly underneath the coral, plus the very colorful tropical fish. I would not even think of going to St Johns without visiting this place. The water there is so beautiful that at times it seems that you can see 4 or 5 different shades of colors---absolutely gorgeous! The Annaberg Plantation is also located within a few hundred yards of Leinster and Waterlemon, so it makes for a good 1/2 to a full day's trip.

4Mike 5:00 PM Mar 10, 2022

Quiet and calm
The other beaches were very rough and dangerous, so we decided to try Waterlemon Cay. It was a nice 20 minute walk on a trail along the water to get to the beach, which was not crowded at all. If you want serenity and quiet, on calm water regardless of what it's like elsewhere, this is the beach to go to.