10:38 a.m. Departed Crown Bay Marina, Slip C-18.
10:45 a.m. Took on 800 gal of fuel from Crown Bay Fuel Docks at 4.42 per gallon.
11:10 a.m. Departed St. Thomas and headed for St. John.
1:45 p.m. Arrived at Francis Bay Trunk Beach, hooked on to a mooring ball. Emma and I changed into our swimsuits and Ed and Emma lowered the dinghy.
2:15 p.m. We dinghied over to the mooring pay station (floating) and Emma hopped off the dinghy and got the paperwork out of the slot, filled it out and put in $20.00for our fees for the night.
2:20 p.m. Ed dropped Emma and I off at the beach, we hopped off the dinghy into the beautiful torquise, clear, sandy ocean bottom and walked ashore. We dropped off our bag, put our towels on the beach and hit the water. So cool, nice waves, fish, soft ocean sand beneith our feet. We just looked at the water, the waves and Great Mates II in the distance as Ed journeyed back to take care of our little ship and we said, "AHHHHH"!
3:30 p.m. Thunder started rolling in the distance the clouds darkened and Emma called the dinghy Captain to come to retrieve us. He did.
4:00 p.m. Glass of wine, swiss cheese and crackers.
I am looking out my window next to the desk where my computer sits. I see clear blue/green water, gentle waves, nice skys, big green hills here and yon, waves crashing against the base of the green hills and their rock boarders.... and a few other boats in the mooring field. Thats it! Just our little Carribean corner of the world. I feel miniscule!
Oh, on the way here we passed S/Y "Maltiese Falcon". FABULOUS!!!!
5:00 p.m. Emma has put on her snorkle gear and is snorkling around the boat with Pop watching closely. That kid has always loved the water.
Tomorrow morning...destination, "Bitter End Yacht Club" in Virgin Gorda. According to my chart, (given to us by dear friend Steve Kluz), we cruise via the Sir Francis Drake Channel. Nav Officer, Ed says it's about 25 miles. An easy day. This trip, we are opting to not pull into "Sopers Hole" or Roard Town in Tortola. Next winter.
More later as we have internet connectivity.....
Peace, blessings and love,
Lisa
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