{"id":16424,"date":"2010-04-30T08:09:51","date_gmt":"2010-04-30T08:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/st-thomas%e2%80%99-sapphire-beach\/"},"modified":"2010-04-30T08:09:51","modified_gmt":"2010-04-30T08:09:51","slug":"st-thomas%e2%80%99-sapphire-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/beaches\/st-thomas%e2%80%99-sapphire-beach.php","title":{"rendered":"St. Thomas\u2019 Sapphire Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2977\" href=\"http:\/\/beaches.uptake.com\/blog\/st-thomas-sapphire-beach.html\/arriving-to-the-beach\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2977\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/a1258_arriving-to-the-beach.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><p>Sapphire Beach<\/p><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/hotels.uptake.com\/virgin_islands\/saint_thomas\/481706129.html\">St. Thomas <\/a>may be only 32 miles long but there are lots of beaches packed into those miles.&nbsp; Whenever I asked locals about the best beaches on the East End,&nbsp; Sapphire Beach was always the first suggestion.&nbsp; With deep blue waters the color of the gem it&rsquo;s named for,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usvitourism.vi\/stthomas\/attractions\"> Sapphire Beach <\/a>is a popular snorkeling,&nbsp;windsurfing and jet skiing spot.&nbsp; But this serene stretch offers much more than just water sports.<span><\/span><\/p><p>There are two restaurants to grab sandwiches and wraps and all the fruity cocktails you can down.&nbsp; You&rsquo;ll see a lot of beach volleyball games as well as iguana photo ops. Because Sapphire Beach is a popular cruise ship itinerary&nbsp;stop, it can get crowded but not too crowded to eke out your own space to sunbathe and catch glorious views of neighboring St. John.&nbsp; Because the reef is so close to the beach, snorkeling is wonderful, with colorful fish and sea turtles a highlight.&nbsp; The water is warm but the bottom is rocky so wear swim shoes if you&rsquo;re not planning on snorkeling. Kayaking and para sailing, available at the marina, are also great options.&nbsp; Sometimes, you might see a vendor selling hats woven out of palm leaves but other than that, you won&rsquo;t be hassled or expected to do anything but relax.<\/p><p>Photo courtesy of Rosalind Cummings-Yeates<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/8b984_?ak_action=api_record_view&amp;id=2976&amp;type=feed\" alt=\"\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sapphire BeachSt. Thomas may be only 32 miles long but there are lots of beaches packed into those miles.&nbsp; Whenever I asked locals about the best beaches on the East End,&nbsp; Sapphire Beach was always the first suggestion.&nbsp; With deep &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/beaches\/st-thomas%e2%80%99-sapphire-beach.php\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beaches"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16424"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16424\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}