SAD TO SAY GOODBYE TO “LET IT BE” 

We had a great time in Palmas Del Mar hanging out in the pool and the Tiki bar. Here’s a little video of what you can do while you’re waiting for lunch.

 

We left our friends Frank and Mary Grace in Palmas Del Mar Puerto Rico on Sunday July 9 to make our way into the Virgin Islands. Our first stop was Culebra in the Spanish Virgin Islands. We left the dock at 6am and we had a great day sailing, we almost forgot how nice it was to sail. It was a perfect day, the wind was 10 to 15 knots and the waves were 1 to 2 feet. Our speed was between 5 to 7.5 knots and the wind was off the beam, what a great day!

 

There are 2 main islands in the Spanish Virgin Islands and we decided to avoid Viegues because of reports of dinghy and dinghy motor theft’s. We arrived in Culebra around noon after our great sail and met up with friends Jack and Penny on the sailing boat “Ishtar”. Laurie and I were very happy to be out of Puerto Rico and finally in the Virgin Islands. We had a little rest then went to the bar with Jack and Penny for happy hour to meet some people they met the day before. Jack and Penny were going to sail with us to Saint Martin but they decided to stay in Culebra a little longer because they like it so much.

 Dinghy Dock Bar

 Penny Jack Laurie and I

 Heading in to Dinghy Dock Bar

 Looking out over the bay

 

On July 12 we left Culebra around 6:30 to sail to the Saint Thomas USVI. This day was not a great as our last sail but that’s how it goes. We had 30 miles to get to the east end of the island and it took 7 hours. We anchored in Red Hook bay and we are finding it’s not a great anchorage. This is a main port that ferries use to shuttle trucks cars and people to the island of Saint Johns. It’s very busy and they make a lot of waves so we will get off the boat and head into town to do some exploring and some internet work. 

Getting closer to USVI

We should be in the British Virgin Islands tomorrow or the next depending on the weather. Our first stop will be Jost Van Dyke to check in and then go to the beach. We haven’t been to a beach since the Bahamas, should be fun!