Arrived in Charlotte Amalie for the next afternoons flight to Toronto for Emily. Up the 99 plus steps to Blackbeards Castle to find it closed once again. A nice early lunch at Amick for Caesar salad and pizza with arugula and prosciutto.
A grocery shop late in the afternoon and tomorrow laundry and off to Brewers.
As we pulled anchor, we had additional chain from the bottom of the anchorage attached to our anchor. I could not get it off so Peter came to the bow with boat hook and in the process of trying to remove and save the big chain, lost the boat hook for good. It is now at the bottom of the anchorage!
We arrived safely at Brewers and will stay put today with some water activities!
Sunset tonight, February 11, at Brewers, not perfect but pretty good.
A grocery shop late in the afternoon and tomorrow laundry and off to Brewers.
As we pulled anchor, we had additional chain from the bottom of the anchorage attached to our anchor. I could not get it off so Peter came to the bow with boat hook and in the process of trying to remove and save the big chain, lost the boat hook for good. It is now at the bottom of the anchorage!
We arrived safely at Brewers and will stay put today with some water activities!
Sunset tonight, February 11, at Brewers, not perfect but pretty good.
February 15...A not so nice day at Brewers. Actually for three days now it has been cloudy in the morning but in the afternoon sun has appeared. This has been the worst day with rain but still hoping to get off the boat for a walk.
February 17...Have decided to stay in Brewers for a while longer. It is pleasant and a short bus ride to town. Yesterday we met up with Lisa and Tom who were on the Norweigian Escape and had drinks at The Fat Turtle. It was fun and nice to see them. Today a nice morning and will spend some time tidying and doing boat jobs and perhaps walk to the university to find the laundry and cafeteria. Excitement plus!
February 19
So calm today and the water is crystal clear. Just gorgeous. Even braved the water for quite a long swim. It feels good to be alive!
February 22...We went into town yesterday and walked around French Town. Pretty quaint with streets running every which way. Peter had never been there. A number of boats were anchored at Hassel Island. Lunch was at Hook, Line and Sinker, a complete meal. French Town is where the CyOc Yacht charters are located.
Evening was a pot luck barbq on the beach organized by Leslie and Carl, which was fun and we got to meet others who were anchored in the bay. Today off to Long Bay in Charlotte Amalie for laundry and restocking for necessities....fuel, water, food and other stuff!
February 24...Sitting in Maho next to Francis Bay for the past two nights. Off to Jost Van Dyke tomorrow to check in once again. Spent a quiet day today with time at the beach. Yesterday we noticed lots of boats in Francis and none in Maho. Today completely opposite.....go figure. Still can't figure why the mooring fees in the Park here have been increased....perhaps they are looking at the charter business and figure if BVIs can do 30 dollars then 26 sounds like a deal! We do notice quite a few charter boats here.......
