USVI

 After a very mellow 3 day passage we arrived in St John just at sunrise. Grabbed a mooring in the National Park mooring field in Caneel Bay on St John. Next to get cleared in and get a little nap.

Paul

Enroute USVI Day 1

158nm noon-to-noon for day 1.
Having a comfy, beam reach sail in light trade winds and small seas toward the USVI. ALl is pretty empty tonight. Last night we had a lot of fish nets to avoid. They have AIS beacons on there buoys and are 3 to 10 miles long. WE dealt with them for about 4 hours and finally got clear. Should be in St Johns, USVI on Tuesday. Some time tonight we will pass close by Isla de Aves, a Venezuelan rock sized island sitting on its own in the Caribbean Sea.

Paul
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Can't beat a double rainbow in the morning - Prickly Bay

After a couple of weeks in Grenada we are good and relax - almost totally forgotten the fatigue from 24/7 watch after watch at sea. We got our boom re-welded and riveted, replaced the tang on the vang (just gotta love that rhythm) . We are off today for a 3-day sail to the US Virgin Islands.

Shiny new rivets and a well fit gooseneck

Cocoa for chocolate is a major crop in Grenada

When we arrived we needed to get limes for our Gin & Tonics. Turns out there is a bit of a shortage on the island. The ones you can get are very small. Another unexpected event due to the Covid Pandemic. There was a thought on the island that limes protected you from Covid, so the trees were picked bare pretty quickly. Now all you get is the early, preharvest little ones-- but they're delicious, and we're fighting scurvy.

Paul