I have exchanged hundreds of maximum cards, over the years, with my dear friend Terry Watson, now President of MACSU (Maximaphily Card Study Unit of America). Here's a superb maxicard from him: the most beautiful BEACH in the world, according to the National Geographic Society - TRUNK BAY, ST. JOHN, in the UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS

"Virgin Islands National Park is a United States National Park covering approximately 60% of the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands, plus a few isolated sites on the neighboring island of St. Thomas. The park is famous for scuba diving and snorkeling and has miles of hiking trails through tropical forests.

Ferries from Red Hook and Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas make regular stops at Cruz Bay, Saint John, near the park, which averages 725,000 visitors per year.

One of the Virgin Islands National Park's most famous attractions is Trunk Bay, which sports a white sand beach and underwater snorkeling trail, although the trail's chronic overuse has led to extensive coral bleaching along its path."

[MY NOTE: no, it's NOT because of too many bleached-blonde snorkelers]

Virgin Islands National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location	United States Virgin Islands
Nearest city	Charlotte Amalie
Area	14,689 acres (59 km²)
Established	August 2, 1956
Visitors	677,289 (in 2006)
Governing body	National Park Service

Trunk Bay

Trunk Bay

Trunk Bay is a body of water and a beach on St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. It has consistently been voted one of the Ten Best Beaches in The World by Condé Nast Traveler magazine and has received similar recognition from other publications.^[1] Also the National Geographic Society has labeled Trunk Bay as the most beautiful beach in the world.^{[citation needed]} It is one of the most popular beaches on the island whose amenities include a snack bar, showers and restrooms, lifeguards, and, most famously, an underwater trail for snorkeling its coral reef.^[1] Trunk Bay is the only National Park beach on St. John which requires a fee to visit, though this can be avoided by arriving early in the day, late into the evening.

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  Sunbathing and snorkeling at Trunk Bay
 
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  Sunset at Trunk Bay
 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trunk_Bay

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