View from fort in Marigot, Saint Maarten
Beginning of overnight passage to USVI
Moon during overnight passage
Taking advantage of rainy day to write SpinSheet article
Rainbow in Great Lameshure Bay
Mooring in Charlotte Amalie Harbor with city lights
I flew into St. Maarten to join my friend Julie on her 45-foot Leopard, At Ease. This is the second year that Julie invited me and one other crew member (Cordelia) to join her. After a few days in St. Maarten, where we happened to also meet SpinSheet writer Cindy Wallach, we did an overnight passage to the USVI. We spent the first night at Christmas Cove, with yummy dinner from Pizza Pi. Then we moved to a mooring in Great Lameshur Bay, part of the Virgin Isle National Park system. Sustained winds were in the 30s, with gusts 35, so we stayed a few days longer than intended. But we took daily dinghy rides to shore and hiked trails, found beautiful beaches, took a bus for provisions and dinner at Skinny Legs. Eventually the winds died down enough that we could move to Maho Bay, and then Caneel Bay where we watched the Ravens lose to the Chiefs on Jan 28 playoff game. The next day we moved to Charlotte Amalie to be close to the airport for departures on Jan 30.