We're sucking in a little internet while we have lunch just outside of Cruz Bay. The problem is that computer updates are taking over and taking time away from communicating and from sailing.
We have really enjoyed hiking and snorkeling the island of St. John, but we hope to have 20 days afloat in the BVIs before we get put on the hard there and fly home.
While here, we've been entertained by a 4 foot barracuda named "Fang" in Salt Pond Bay that has been trained to eat hot dogs out of your hand - which tended to curb my skinny-dipping in that bay, and more recently four 3-4' remoras that adopted our boat in Maho Bay that so freaked Dawn out that she will not get into the water. We have pictures of both fish, and, yes, they would freak anyone out. The remoras are quite willing to try to attach themselves to a shark, a boat, a diver, or a snorkeler; and you can imagine a four foot, sucker-headed fish smiling away as it settles onto your belly or thigh. However, pictures will come later.
Pictures also should be available for the steep hikes, the wild ruins, the bats, and possibly others.
We'll try to tell the story of the wildest laundry day we've ever had as well.
For now, we're saying the heck with updates, and heading for an isolated bay on the north-east of St. John where we will jump off early tomorrow, heading for Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda. This will be a short sail, but could take us 4 hours easily, as it is upwind.
This documents the continuing adventures of Laurie and Dawn on their sailing vessel Cat Tales, a F.P. Tobago 35. The journey began in 2004. cattales35@gmail.com
