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#295724 02/14/2023 05:59 PM
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We received some Valentine's wishes from Voyage & Horizon Yacht Charters. In each, there is a picture of Sandy Spit
with a couple of palm trees. We were there last March, and don't remember any vegetation?
Are the trees really there, or were they photo-shopped in?


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Picture from Oct. 2021

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They get blown away and then replaced on a regular basis
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Thank you for the pictures.....Counting down to our net trip.
Looking forward to seeing Sandy Spit! (again)


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The plans trees on Necker’s sandbar are fake. The ones on Sandy Spit were planted by JVD Scuba.

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@MIDiver - My fault, I misread the original post and thought the question was about the (fake) trees on Neckar! My picture was of the Neckar trees, too. I can no longer edit my post to remove to bad image!!!


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Hi Zanshn! I can’t edit my post either - seems my phone likes plan trees more than palm trees - lol. Those artificial palms off Necker are so bizarre!!

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Sandy Spit 2007

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Definitely some palm trees trying to grow on Sandy Spit. Cruz likes to get some shade from them. This was from May 2022.

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Yep, from last June

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That photo is ridiculously clear! Curious what camera/phone you were using?

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Mine? iPhone 12 ProMax. Photo is cropped a bit


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Skipstraw's pic looks to be of Sandy Spit whereas Absolutely's looks more like Sandy Cay ... IMHO.

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Nope, was on Sandy Spit. Sandy Cay has a lot more vegetation, as seen in the background on this pic from the same day.😉

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I stand corrected! I just don't remember any vegetation on Sandy spit last time I was there .. but that was 2019. And I should know Sandy Cay, as I proposed to my wife there smile

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Green Cay in the background of Absolutey's photo......

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Originally Posted by gerroa
Green Cay in the background of Absolutey's photo......


Agree, Green Cay, not Sandy Cay.


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Yep, I’m 180° out, the direction of palms should have told me I’m looking north. Plus, it’s too close and no other island in view beyond. 👍🏻

Here’s the correct direction, Sandy Cay in the background, same day…

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