We are in the BVI's (British Virgin Islands) - In the Moorings marina this afternoon to get a new battery charger put in (Moorings owed us a new one) and toliet maintenance - we hate to loose the" head" overboard again ..... like we did in 1996….. that was fun? Right Laura??
Change of plans - “flexibility” is our name and game: Max was really homesick; he started to think about school, his future- etc. so he headed back to Seattle a couple of days ago - thank goodness he stayed and helped Dale get this far - being confined to the boat was a little much for him - I think it surprised him also... He did a lot of soul searching, just like the majority of us – never really sure where life will take us..... Max, your presence, culinary skills, muscle and dreds will be missed….. anyway, we will continue on as planned and after a couple of months - will re-evaluate on how we are doing and what the plan of attack will be....right now we made reservations for the boat in June to be hauled out in Curacao for the hurricane season - but that can be changed with no problems.
Dale is a patient guy and will help me learn “the ropes!” (especially all of the knots !!! ) Teach as we go – one of my major hurdles will be to learn “the man overboard drill!” – so I can save the guy I love!! That will happen next week in Great Bay off of Peter Island.
Anyway, we will be anchored out in that little bay outside of Road Town, Tortola (no internet for 6 days) - it is lovely here - nice and warm in the day - cools off in the evening... we provisioned enough for 5/6 days - and will head to St. Thomas, arriving there for sure on the 23 - but hopefully we can go in a day earlier - to get ready for Em and her gang.. Snorkeling over by Norman Island is on the agenda -
I cleaned the cabins for the last couple of days - Companion looks nice and shiny - going to go over to "town" and get some Christmas lights so we can "decorate" - I need to look festive!
Major thanks has to go to Mike and Max for all of their help and support for the last 45 days (1800 nautical miles) – without their help, Companion would have struggled more to make it to the Caribbean – all of the long hours, lack of sleep, the waves, wind and unpredictable timing of boating events – we appreciate it gentlemen – more than you will ever know…. Hope you realize how grateful we are… as Mike said, “Mission Accomplished!” Thank you!!
Captain's note - With 15 knot winds in Road Town today, we left one Marina just missing a Piling - since we were in a 25 foot space between two pilings and wind was on our beam (side) and Companion is 20 feet wide. Then to Moorings to fit into another 25 foot space. But Kim did a great job moving dinghy, fenders and throwing lines. We are currently enjoying a Red Stripe and have not yet seen a Mooring's mechanic at 7 PM. We are also glad that our boat was in Belize, because the number of bumps and scratches due to the limited space and lack of care that is seemingly taken here.
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