This will be a brief post as we are preparing this AM to sail to St. Croix with a pit stop to clear customs at the West End of Tortola and then clear back in to “USVI” in St. John then make the 35nm crossing to St. Croix!

Hiking was very much the same however we trekked a little longer. Views were stunning, vegetation in a sad state and stench from the enormous amounts of Sargasso on the East Side. It has been very hot exploring!

The snorkel at the Indians was one of the best snorkels of our life! “The Indians archipelago is easy to spot, the four pinnacles that rise menacing from the water, next to Norman Island and on one of the best snorkeling and diving spots in the BVI, full of colorful fish and corals”. We’ve been snorkeling the Indians for YEARS but never have we seen the variety of fish that we have this day. Very special and entertaining. We swam through our usual swim through and even found another one hidden near the rock formations. So much fun! I was free diving deeper than I have in years so my breath holding is definitely getting better! Savannah made a video for both days of snorkeling and I will attach the link below.

After cleaning up and ready to finish Savannah’s hair I noted my scissors dull and my black comb missing.. two crucial tools to make a good cut. I will try and find these in St. Croix this week.

After ocean baths and getting dinner ready.. one pot meal of ground beef with pesto over veggie noodles and cheese easy to keep warm (or rather cool off!) while sipping our sundowners!  (One pot.. ground beef first, then pour into foil and put to side.. boil water and cook noodles, strain and re add your beef, and sauces/spice and cheese.) Easy and I love one pot cooking. Fyi we have eaten for 3 square daily and snacks for 9 days with out provisioning from a store or eating out. (We did fill our fuel and water tanks on board) We are getting low on drinking water however.  There have been restaurants open but I love the challenge of eating well for as long as we can with out provisioning and the science of keeping food fresh as long as you can!

During the evening there were several boats hamming it up playing some, CHEESY music very loudly. So Savannah gets the bright idea to CRANK  Neil Diamond’s “Sweeeeeet Caroline”…  and we all three sang the verse at the top of our lungs. I guess you had to have been here, but it was pretty darn funny. Needless to say the mooring music wars were done and things quieted down a bit.. haha (folks don’t realize sound travels on water!)

Snorkeling the Indians.. by Savannah!

hiking and snorkeling the caves by Savannah!