Snorkeling

We snorkeled this morning off Guana Island. We saw hundreds of thousands of fish schooling big and small. We saw huge tarpon, flounder and lobsters. We also had a group of yellow and black fishes hanging around our boat (see photo below). We jump off the boat and snorkel right there so it is easy and fun to do.

See our Yacht Shots!

Open up your web browser and go to http://www.yachtshotsbvi.com/

Click on "View Photos"
Scroll down and click on "Yachts: August 2012"
Scroll down and click on the boat name "Dee Dee & Zeus - 06 AUG 12"

Here you can see all 36 of the photos taken while we were sailing from Virgin Gorda to Anegada!

Sailing to Marina Cay

We sailed this morning from Anegada to Marina Cay, a very small 8 acre island with a huge reef.

The winds were between 12-15 knots and we averaged about 7 knots while sailing. Travis just loved it. This was relatively easy sailing so we made it harder at times to challenge ourselves and he taught us new skills.

Oh captain my captain

Travis is a great captain, teaching us how to sail and planning our itinerary. We are very lucky to have him.

Last day on Anegada

We went snorkeling this morning on Loblolly Beach. No one else on the beach but us. The best part of this island is the seclusion and gorgeous beaches. The island is surrounded by huge coral reefs that are home to multiple species of fish, crabs, turtles, etc. Only 226 people live on the island and tourism is limited because there are less than 30 rooms on the island and about 13 mooring balls.

We relaxed on the beach with our beers and waited for our lunch at the Flash of Beauty restaurant. Everything is made to order so it can take a while for your food to be ready. The wait was worth it. We had Roti, fried conch and Pullony.

This island is gorgeous and we are glad we came to see it. We made some new friends - another charter boat that had trouble mooring and the lady who ran the Flash of Beauty restaurant. Travis and I got in the dinghy and helped the charter boat tie up to a mooring that was damaged. The lady at the restaurant taught Linda and I how to make chicken curry and Roti from scratch so we have a new dish to make when we get back.

Official

This was presented to us before we departed on our charter boat

Lobster

Anegada's specialty is lobster, so of course we had to try it. We enjoyed a grilled lobster dinner at the Anegada Reef Hotel. We enjoyed lobster, painkillers and Santa Margherita Pinot grigio right on the beach at a picnic table. The lobsters were grilled about 20 feet from our table on a barrel grill. They smelled delicious.  We had a view of our boat the entire time and could see so many stars. The lobsters were the biggest any of us had ever seen.