Author: KatieBloxham
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February 7-9: Saba
It was time to start heading back East, and we were ready for an adventure. Our options for leaving were (1) on Tuesday, lighter winds but on the nose; (2) on Wednesday, winds from a favorable direction but blowing 25-30; (3) wait it out for another 10 days. We chose option 1, leaving the BVI…
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February 1 – 6: US Virgin Islands National Park, St John
What a great island! After the bustle (and endless beach bars!) of the BVI, we headed over to St John, stopping first at Francis Bay. For a US registered boat and all-US crew, check-in was all on-line and it was a relief not to have the hassle of going down to Cruz Bay to Customs…
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January 29-31: Norman Island and Jost Van Dyke
After a week in a marina, we were ready to get going again. We continue to have strong winds and some squally days – even the locals are complaining! – but the good news is that it’s given us cool nights. It’s also worth noting that the last week or so has been fairly quiet…
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January 23 – 27: A working week
It was a lot of fun having family staying with us over the holidays, but finally it was just the two of us. Jeremy had a meeting in Boulder and after having guests for 5 weeks I had chores to do! We came into a slip at Nanny Cay Marina on Tortola and caught up…
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January 17 and 18: Jost Van Dyke
Continuing our circumnavigation of Tortola, we headed for Jost Van Dyke, and picked up a mooring in Great Harbor. We went ashore to Foxy’s and took a taxi over to White Bay with Easy Eddie (Easy like Sunday Morning, he reminded us!). White Bay was much changed from when we were last there. The northerly…
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January 13 – 19: Francis Drake Channel Islands
Having completed our trip to Anegada, and with the weather forecast all over the place, we decided to spend a few days in the Channel Islands. First was Cooper Island, where we stayed two nights. This was a complete contrast to the remoteness of Anegada: The mooring field was packed with charter boats full of…
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January 8 – 13: Virgin Gorda, Anegada
We left St Maarten around 7:30 pm for an overnight passage to the BVI. By this time it was just Jeremy and myself on board so we traded watches and didn’t get much sleep; however conditions were fairly easy and we didn’t get a squall until just before sunrise. We came into Spanish Town on…
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January 4 – 8: Barbuda, St Barth, St Maarten
We finally said goodbye to Antigua and sailed up to Barbuda. We had been there once before but were looking forward to having a bit more time there. Antigua and Barbuda are part of the same country but couldn’t be more different – Barbuda has only 1600 residents and miles of lovely sandy beaches. It…
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Happy New Year! Celebrating with family in Antigua
Blox and Jamie stayed on for a couple more days after Christmas. We rented a car and explored the island a little (managing not to get any punctures this time!). We enjoyed a walk in the rain forest, and visited a couple of beaches we’d been to years before – unfortunately they were very busy…
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Merry Christmas from English Harbour!
Blox and Jamie have flown out to join us for a week over Christmas. We’ve enjoyed steel drums and reggae music at Shirley Heights, champagne in Nelson’s Dockyard on Christmas Day, a hike up to Fort George, and generally hanging out enjoying the sun! The Christmas Winds have kicked in and we’re not sure if…
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