The Mythical Sunset Green Flash
You can see from my Instagram Profile that we like to try and capture dramatic sunset and sunrise pictures while we’re traveling around. Some of the folks we follow, Mike … Continue Reading
The North Face Duffel Bag- Our Favourite Purchase
Of the few purchases we made for our BVI charter this year, our favourite has been the The North Face Men’s Base Camp Duffel. We stumbled across it while searching … Continue Reading
Our last BVI sunrise for a while!
Heading back to the TMM Base at Road Town Harbour, a super yacht was nice enough to manoeuvre just right for this glamour shot of our last sunrise. Our last … Continue Reading
Norman Island to Tortola
Our last morning on the boat! We woke at 6am to ensure Jeff and Peggy would be back in Road Town for their 10am taxi ride to the airport. It … Continue Reading
The Bight at Norman Island
Our last full day on the boat – and a great way to start with a beautiful sunrise followed by a big breakfast of eggs and fried potatoes. Unfortunately, we had … Continue Reading
Jost Van Dyke to Norman Island
We woke to a spectacular sky at our mooring in Grand Harbour, Jost Van Dyke. After a nice breakfast, we headed for Norman Island and had a morning of great sailing. We had debated … Continue Reading
Seasickness – Trampolines and Melons
One of my favourite places to enjoy sailing is from the trampoline – the sound of the waves rushing over the hulls and the feeling of being so close to the … Continue Reading
Leverick Bay to Jost Van Dyke
We got up early to watch the sunrise…that never happened with an overcast sky. The Leverick Bay marina provided us with water, ice and garbage disposal and we headed on our way … Continue Reading
Anegada to Leverick Bay
With strong winds forecast to increase, we had a quick breakfast at our Anegada mooring then set sail for Leverick Bay while the going was still manageable. Jeff & I watched intently … Continue Reading
Saba Rock to Anegada
Finally – we were headed to Anegada! Located about 15 miles from the north end of Virgin Gorda, we didn’t make it to this remote island on our charter last … Continue Reading
Leverick Bay & Saba Rock
Each morning John enjoyed hopping in for a quick swim before contemplating the day over a coffee. Yes, that’s actually coffee in his Pusser’s Rum mug at 8am…OK maybe with some Baileys. … Continue Reading
The Baths on Virgin Gorda
This morning we made our way to The Baths on Virgin Gorda – famous granite rock formations along the southern shore beaches. It was a lovely morning for a sail so … Continue Reading
Marina Cay & Trellis Bay Full Moon Party
Trellis Bay Full Moon Party was a highlight of our BVI visit last year, and fortunately we were able to attend another party this year on Dec 14th. We left … Continue Reading
Salt Island and Cooper Island
Our most challenging task of the day – figuring out how to use an old-school coffee percolator! The guys were avid coffee drinkers and after being up throughout the night to ensure … Continue Reading
Our first BVI sunset this year!
After dropping off our check out captain at Nanny Cay, we headed over to The Bight on Norman Island to spend our first night. By the time we got settled, … Continue Reading
TMM Base to The Bight
During our breakfast at Fort Burt, we met an interesting guy and gal who just so happened to be from Canada and were in BVI as crew on one of … Continue Reading
Miami to Beef Island BVI
We’re here! Our final travel leg was from Miami to Beef Island BVI, via San Juan PR. We wanted to fly directly to The BVI to avoid dealing with ferries between USVI and Tortola, … Continue Reading
Denver to Miami
For our first leg of our journey, we’re only travelling from Denver to Miami due to the limited flights via San Juan, Puerto Rico to BVI. We like to stay in … Continue Reading
And We’re Off!
And we’re off! John got away from work early this afternoon, so we headed to Denver to try and beat rush hour traffic, but alas we failed. For some reason, … Continue Reading
What We Packed For Our Charter
As my suitcase tends to look much like this picture each time we travel, we both tried to lay out what we thought was absolutely essential….and then removed about 20%. … Continue Reading