This morning we woke relatively early, ate our baked goods and went to my favorite beach on St. Thomas: Lindquist Bay. Lindquist is one of the few undeveloped beaches on the island, and this has been controversial recently. All beaches in the Virgin Islands are public, and landowners must provide reasonable access to the public over land. Lindquist was bought by a large US developer, fences were put up, and several years of lock and fence cutting took place on the trail to the beach. Now, the fence is open for pedestrian traffic, and a security guard actually sits (naps) there and makes sure no cars drive in. Apparently the people are trying to take the land under eminent domain and keep the beach undeveloped. Despite the local popularity of the beach, on a weekday, we
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