Poll: Best Beach in Caribbean
Jan 8th, 2008, 11:52 AM
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Poll: Best Beach in Caribbean
Hello,
I am curious what people think is the best beach in the caribbean.
My idea of a good beach would be soft white sand with little or no rocks and you can take long walks on. I have not been to that many caribbean beaches but the ones I have been to I would vote Punta Cana, DR. I would also vote (even though it is not in the caribbean) Cancun (before the hurricane)
So what do you guys think? What would you vote?
I am curious what people think is the best beach in the caribbean.
My idea of a good beach would be soft white sand with little or no rocks and you can take long walks on. I have not been to that many caribbean beaches but the ones I have been to I would vote Punta Cana, DR. I would also vote (even though it is not in the caribbean) Cancun (before the hurricane)
So what do you guys think? What would you vote?
Jan 8th, 2008, 12:26 PM
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My absolute favorite Caribbean beach is Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos. It's a glorious 12 mile double crescent of white silky sand bordered by turquoise sea on one side and upscale low rise hotels on the other. I've loved it since the days when it was still considered undiscovered. Every year more and more luxury properties are built, but it's still my favorite place to do a beach stroll, people watch, and drop in an oceanfront restaurant for a refresher. It's safe, clean and BEAUTIFUL.
Jan 9th, 2008, 08:29 AM
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I used to think bigger was better....Until I set foot on the beaches of St John.
Solomon or Gibney gets my vote.
But the best answer is the one that your toes are digging into. Sand, Palms, and turquoise water.....nothing else matters.
Solomon or Gibney gets my vote.
But the best answer is the one that your toes are digging into. Sand, Palms, and turquoise water.....nothing else matters.
Jan 9th, 2008, 11:12 AM
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I agree with the previous poster, Rendezvous is simply amazing, especially on a clear moonlit night. I also love Mega's Bay (STT), and Trunk Bay (STJ).
There is also wonderful little beach on the uninhabited Hans Lollick Island off of STT. There are wild donkeys walking up and down the beach at times.
There is also wonderful little beach on the uninhabited Hans Lollick Island off of STT. There are wild donkeys walking up and down the beach at times.
Jan 10th, 2008, 06:08 AM
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My vote would be Lighthouse Beach on the southern tip of Eleuthera. It's not easy to reach, and that is the reason that you will find it completely deserted and totally wonderful for skinnydipping. The water near shore is transparent, warm even in winter, and tranquil, thanks to a coral reef about 75 yards out. You can walk for at least a mile toward the east on the famous beige-pink powder sands without seeing a house or another person. There is plenty of shade to rest in along the way. On the westernmost tip, you can explore fantanstically carved rock formations and climb to the clifftop, where you will find a playground of a different sort-the old lighthouse (which you can explore), the remnants of the keeper's summer kitchen and cistern, and something very special, but poignant - a grave marker memorializing a 2-year-old who died in the late 1990s or early 2000s (can;'t quite recall) A path from the lighthouse leads out to Lighthouse Point, and from this clifftop vantage you can look directly down into the gorgeous coral that rings this end of the island (snorkeling in this area is exciting, as you will see large fish from the ocean as well as smaller coral-dwellers, but not for the faint-hearted or for weak swimmers). Just before you reach Lighthouse Beach, off to the right of the "road" (and I use this term loosely) is another tiny beach that invites you to step into the water and explore a grand mini-snorkleing site, where the coral is exposed at low tide, but covered by just enough water to float a kid at high. My advice would be to go now, as developers are eyeing an 800-acre upscale resort that would encompass much of this now-pristine area. Eleuthera is a treasure of the Bahamas.
Jan 10th, 2008, 07:41 AM
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Even though we live on the North Shore of Oahu close to the magnificent beaches of Sunset, Pipeline and Rocky Point, I don't believe there is a more beautiful beach than Frances Bay in St. John, the USVI.
Jan 10th, 2008, 07:49 AM
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best beaches in no particular order
Grace bay beach - T&C
Shoal Bay & Maundays bay - Anguilla
Seven mile beach - Grand Cayman
Eagle beach - Aruba
Trunk bay -ST John
ST Lucia is not known for it's beaches but rather for its lush interior & rainforest.
Grace bay beach - T&C
Shoal Bay & Maundays bay - Anguilla
Seven mile beach - Grand Cayman
Eagle beach - Aruba
Trunk bay -ST John
ST Lucia is not known for it's beaches but rather for its lush interior & rainforest.
