点评:I think Cane Bay was my favorite beach on St. Croix. It doesn't have the pure white sand like the beach on Buck Island and doesn't have the vibe of Rainbow Beach but it's wild, beautiful and feels a bit like a lost location. We went on a Saturday and still there were only around 50 to 60 people on the whole long length of beach.
It has lots of great trees shading the beach so you can dash out for some sun before hiding under the trees all while watching the crabs scuttle across the sand. When you decide to head for the water it is a quick trip to get in chest deep but then the water plateaus out and there is a reef that curves around the bay only about 15 yards from shore.
If you want to snorkel it's really not that technical you do need to walk out the old boat ramp to avoid the coral and lots of sea urchins in the area. But then you can snorkel about and view the undersea creatures. I will note as others have that it's easier to go to your right (East) and then come back to the boat ramp. If you go left, which I did for about 50 yards it's lots more work to get back to the ramp to come in. If you are adventurous you can even snorkel out to where the Puerto Rico trench drops down over 10,000 feet. I didn't snorkel out that far as the waves were pretty high the day I was there but in a bit calmer water I'd have been very confident doing so; especially if you have a float vest.
Note that this beach is a bit more remote than others on St. Croix. You have to drive on an isolated road along the north shore to get there. There are no official signs but you will know you are there when you find all the other cars and a few places to eat. It's a really long beach but I'd recommend the eastern end over the western end.
翻译:我认为甘蔗湾是我在圣克罗伊岛上最喜欢的海滩。它没有巴克岛那样的纯白沙滩,也没有彩虹海滩那样的氛围,但它狂野、美丽,感觉有点像一个失落的地方。我们是周六去的,但整个长长的海滩上只有大约 50 到 60 人。
海滩上有很多大树遮荫,所以你可以冲出去晒太阳,然后躲在树下,看着螃蟹在沙滩上乱窜。当你决定下水时,很快就能进入胸深的水里,但随后水会变得平坦,在离岸仅约 15 码的地方有一片环绕海湾的珊瑚礁。
如果你想浮潜,这真的不是那么技术性,你需要走出旧的船坡,以避开该地区的珊瑚和大量海胆。但之后你可以浮潜并观察海底生物。我会注意到,就像其他人一样,向右(东)走,然后再回到船坡会更容易。如果你向左走,我走了大约 50 码,那么回到坡道上来就需要做更多的工作了。如果你喜欢冒险,你甚至可以浮潜到波多黎各海沟下降超过 10,000 英尺的地方。我没有浮潜那么远,因为我去的那天海浪很高,但在稍微平静一点的水中,我会非常有信心这样做;特别是如果你有救生衣的话。
请注意,这个海滩比圣克罗伊岛的其他海滩更偏僻一些。你必须沿着北岸的一条偏僻道路才能到达那里。没有官方标志,但当你发现所有其他车辆和一些吃饭的地方时,你就会知道你到了那里。这是一个很长的海滩,但我建议东端而不是西端。