CHILDREN'S ARTICLE:
SNORKELING IN THE BVI

There are many great spots to go for a dive or snorkel in the British Virgin Islands. On my trips, I have had a ton of fun trying out new and old spots. Here are some of my favorite ones:

Norman Island has a great variety of snorkeling spots. If you are anchored in the Bight, right off the shore by Pirate’s, there is a rocky area where you can see some pretty cool things. There is a very healthy reef with sea fans, sponges and lots of parrot fish and brain coral.

With a little dinghy ride, you can get to the Norman Island Caves. That is one of my favorite places. Even though it is scary at first, I just love getting to swim into the caves, which are covered with orange and red coral. Outside of the caves, there are a ton of fish like yellowtails and blue tangs.

Right off of Norman Island there is one of the best places to snorkel in the BVIs – The Indians. If you are lucky to get a mooring ball, you get to swim around three huge rocks with an amazing amount of fish and coral. The coral is some of the most beautiful colors like purple, green, red and yellow. There are a huge number of parrot fish, yellowtails and puffers. Sometimes you also get to see trumpet fish and jelly fish. Norman is an island with a ton of options for snorkeling spots.

Cooper Island also has some good snorkeling spots. My favorite place is Cistern Point. It is a little way off of shore. It is a quick dinghy ride from the anchorage and you can tie the dinghy to the mooring balls. I saw a large barracuda and lots of snapper. I was lucky and got to see some crabs. On Cooper Island, you can also snorkel right off the shore in Manchioneel Bay. You can see all sorts of things there, like blue tangs, clown fish, butterfly fish and parrot fish. I was lucky and even saw an octopus! If you look very closely in the grass, you can see star fish and sea horses.

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