Islander wrote:
Gerie and Exit Zero were getting close with their guesses for #10... just need to move the photographer west from the Nazareth Bay area of St. Thomas.... basically straight west across the water... to another island ;).

--Islander

#10 Well then, I'm going to have to say the picture is from Buck Island (STT). I would also guess Green Cay, but I think you would have more of the Marriott in the picture and wouldn't be able to see any of town. So, OK, a shot from Buck Island.

Gerie... photos are from the 4 main islands only... go more west of Buck Island and Green Cay.

--Islander

AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! :S Where's a "pulling your hair out" smilie when you need it?

Gerie

LOL Gerie... it starts with a W...... the 4th island in the U.S. Virgin Islands! Come on you got this one!

--Islander

OK, maybe I can't see the forest for the trees, meaning, I know it's Water Island, but I'm trying to be precise and identify that particular view. Where was the camera person standing when he/she took the picture?

OK then is #10 a shot from Water Island with Sprat Point to the left (the photo has been flipped because Sprat Point would be to the right)? The palms are on St John but must be on a beach where not a lot of people lay under them. They look much like those on Honeymoon Beach Water Island, although we keep ours trimmed of dead palm fronds and coconuts so that someone doesn't get bonked on the head.

Ok, I have to apologize on image #10. :$) I had looked at it a few times and gone back and forth with the person that does the graphics that something about it seemed weird for a shot west from Water Island. Gerie with your recent guesses I looked at it again and said for sure something is off and asked to see the original and...

RockyDock said that #13 was Sprat Point to the left and added that the photo had been flipped because Sprat Point would be to the right. And Sherri mentioned East Gregerie Channel and Hassel Island for #11. Together they are describing #10, likely wrote in the wrong number.

Gerie the reason you had such a tough time placing where the photographer would be to take the photo, is that RockyDock is correct the image is flipped.

Sorry about that.

So, Image #10 is of Water Island with Sprat Point on the left, then East Gregerie Channel, Hassel Island (all of which would be on the right with the photo flipped the way it was taken and the way the islands really are) and then St. Thomas is in the background. So the credit on #10 goes to Gerie who originally identified part of the image and to Sherri and Rocky Dock for getting the rest.

Next time we do a photo guess game we'll play fair and not flip any of the images... or maybe that makes it more of a challenge ;).

Thank you for all the guesses!

--Islander

RockyDock, we were posting at the same time. Yeap you are right on #10 being flipped.

--Islander

Billd,

#3, the one with the two sail boats is Buck Island, St. Croix. The photo does look like Lindqvist/Lindquist/Smith Bay Park on St. Thomas but yes you would have some cays and islands in the background.

There are two pictures with a strip of sand with water on two sides:

#8. (Sandy Strip with water on left and right sides, rocks in front) which is Mermaids Chair, St. Thomas

#11. (Sandy/rocky Strip with water in front and back, little bit of land in top, left corner) which is Limestone Bay, Water Island

As for your question on percentage of message board users from the islands... Our traffic stats for the site as a whole show about 7% of VInow users access the site from the USVI, some may be people on vacation but most are likely residents. For VIMovingCenter the number is about 25%.

--Islander

And the Final Count:

Exit Zero – 2
Stxem008 – 2
Connie – 2
Gerie – 2
Billd – 1
Sherri – 3
Rocky Dock - 4

The prizes of a 2009 USVI Wall Calendar for the first 2 people to three points go to Sherri and Rocky Dock. I’ll PM you both for mailing addresses.

Thanks again everyone for participating.

Images Identified

The 13 images identified are as follows. Anyone wanting to check them out I have grouped them by island. If you are in the St. Thomas section for example only the four images for St. Thomas appear in the header. Same for the other 3 islands so that will make it easier to find the images.

Images in St. Thomas Section

#1. Beach with Palm Palapas Umbrellas
Lindberg Bay (aka Emerald Beach), St. Thomas - (exit zero)

#4. Cruise Ships
Cruise Ships at Havensight Dock, St. Thomas - (Gerie)

#6. Beach with White Tower in Left corner
Coral World and Coki Beach, St. Thomas - (Billd)

#8. Sandy Strip with water on left and right sides, rocks in front
Mermaids Chair, St. Thomas - (exit zero)

Images in St. Croix Section

#2. Yellow Building
Fort Christiansvaern in Christiansted St. Croix - (stxem008)

#3. Beach with two Boats
Buck Island, St. Croix - (Connie)

#5. Bay with darker and lighter blue water, land on left side
Great Pond Bay, St. Croix - (stxem008)

Images in St. John Section

#7. Overview of a Town with boats at Anchorage
Cruz Bay, St. John - (Connie)

#12. Coconut Trees on a beach on St. John – (Rocky Dock)

#13. Bay/water in the front Island/mountains in background
Leinster Bay, St. John; Waterlemon Cay and Tortola in the background - (Sherri)

Images in Water Island Section

#9. Grassy shot with ocean background
View of Ocean from Fort Segarra Flamingo Point, Water Island - (Sherri & Rocky Dock)

#10. Mostly Various Mountains with some water
View of Water Island, Sprat Bay Point on the left, then East Gregerie Channel, Hassel Island (all of which would be on the right with the photo flipped the way it was taken and the way the islands really are) and then St. Thomas is in the background. – (Gerie, Sherri, RockyDock)

#11. Sandy/rocky Strip with water in front and back, little bit of land in top, left corner
Limestone Bay, Water Island - (Rocky Dock)

--Islander

This was fun!
How about another thread using our own photos! Wouldn't be a prize tho!
What do ya think?

Oh and THANK YOU, Islander!!!!

Good job, Sherri and Rocky Dock and all others who were able to guess all those locations. Some of them were really tough.

Congrats Sherri!!