Another Month in Review

Since leaving the lovely island of St Croix, we headed back to St Thomas for the usual boat chores of provisioning, laundry, cleaning and boat projects.  We enjoyed the quiet of Christmas Cove for a number of days before the bustle of Charlotte Amalie.  Rob arrived on April 26 and after a speedy trip to Soper’s Hole for a boat showing we had a great week circumnavigating St John.  With his visit cut short, our time in the USVI’s ended fittingly with Carnival.  We were able to catch the last lap parade and a fireworks show in the bay.  Spectacular!

a tragic event – a boat burns and sinks in Xmas Cove

 

Rob comes sailing

view from the ruins in Leinster Bay

friends of the sea

 

Tektite Project museum – a cool experiment

beautiful camp grounds – talked with kindred “camp caretakers”

life under the sea

yum, yum, yum

happy hour aboard the floating bar, “Angel’s Rest”

hmm, another happy hour perhaps… this time at Castaways

 

 

beautiful ladies

stunning costumes

in the blazing heat

balloon sasquatch man

magicians

singers

“boat” guy

extras from the crowd

and it all ends with a bang and flash!

a last spectacular sunset of the season from the USVI

 

We are currently settled in the North Sound, Virgin Gorda, BVI where we are waiting for an opportunity to head to St Martin.  The winds are straight east for the next while, so we will hang out and keep busy here.