Caribbean Photo of the Week: Trunk Bay in St John, USVI

By: - August 17th, 2024
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Trunk Bay in St John. Photo by CJ Reader Dan Walker.

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Dan Walker from Massillon, Ohio, who sent in this photo of one of the Caribbean’s most legendary beaches: Trunk Bay in St John. 

Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean?

Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the location of the photo. And tell us where you’re from!

It could be the next Caribbean Photo of the Week. 

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