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Pieter's already got the island spirit on day 2, coming out of our night mooring at Marina Cay.
bvi2005bl - 5 		Ross keeps watch on the port pontoon.
bvi2005bl - 3 		Stephen just got splashed on the starboard pontoon! Ariana and Allison are staying drier amidships.
bvi2005bl - 2 		Pieter and Stephen. The sun was so wonderful.
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Kathy at the helm. Pete hardens up the jib while Andrea and Jessica soak up rays.
bvi2005bl - 7 		Main and jib are reefed. Wind was gusting up to 30 knots.
bvi2005bl - 6 		The Baths on Virgin Gorda
bvi2005al - 3 		The Baths on Virgin Gorda (they are so photogenic!)
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More of The Baths.
bvi2005al - 8 		Palm trees, sandy beaches, big rocks to climb. What more could you ask for??
bvi2005al - 9 		Ariana's pretty happy about things!
bvi2005bl - 11 		Kathy tends the jib
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Ben drives the Winnebago while Kathy tails.
bvi2005pd - 6 		Double rainbow after a tropical shower. We're in the Atlantic above the Sir Francis Drake Channel, and seas are a little rough.
bvi2005al - 13 		The game of six-person Asshole is born, accompanied by the almighty Cheezball! Andrea, Stephen, Ross.
bvi2005bl - 15 		Allison plots, while Andrea shows us her poker face. Did Stephen swallow a Cheezball the wrong way??
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Pete and Kathy.
bvi2005bl - 27 		Jessica's feeling pretty good, too!
bvi2005bl - 29 		Banane flambe a la Pieter. Stephen sure has his eye on it!
bvi2005bl - 30 		Very spacious galley on this catamaran; table seats all 9 of us comfortably. Allison, Ariana, Andrea, Stephen, and Kathy eat breakfast.
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Ariana and Stephen have their "morning faces" on; Jessica's hair got bigger each day from the humidity ;-)
bvi2005bl - 41 		Electrical panel; improvised "glove box". On the cat, we didn't have to stow things so carefully before sailing. The dark area to the bottom left is the pontoon: two and a half cabins and two heads each side!
bvi2005bl - 42 		Pete needs his morning coffee; Ross looks suspiciously at his yogurt.
bvi2005bl - 43 		View from inside the galley; another beautiful morning in The Bight at Norman Island.
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Inside the galley through the sliding glass door (!), we see the edge of the cockpit.
bvi2005bl - 46 		Ben pumps the boys' head furiously trying to get a flow. The forward heads were both problematic for much of the trip.
bvi2005pd - 1 		Beautiful three-master anchored near us in The Bight. Beyond, Pelican Rock and the Indians.
bvi2005bl - 36 		Close-up of the three-master.
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Our catamaran was named the Dolly Grace, but we called her the Black Durgon, after a cool-looking fish. Here we are at the Indians, just about to snorkel.
bvi2005bl - 48 		Sunbathing on the trampoline was a very popular activity. Here's Andrea, Ross, and Stephen.
bvi2005bl - 51 		Kathy shows Pete a picture of the Spotted Drum she had just seen while snorkeling.
bvi2005bl - 55 		Andrea and Stephen are framed by the galley portholes. Stephen is in the process of getting his face sunburned.
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Pete and Jessica off for a snorkel. This time, the area right around our mooring in The Bight was the best snorkeling ground of the trip!
bvi2005bl - 60 		Pelican Rock and the Indians, with Tortola in the background.
bvi2005bl - 61 		Okay, now they're finally ready to hit the water!
bvi2005bl - 65 		Our cat from the water. Not sure who the bathing beauty in the trampoline is...
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Wet suits hanging out to dry. We had 2 swim platforms, but only one surviving swim ladder.
bvi2005bl - 74 		Ross with innovative new "'do".
bvi2005bl - 77 		Ariana showing the drink of choice on this trip: water! We went through far fewer sodas on this trip than ever before.
bvi2005bl - 79 		I love this shot of Allison!
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Stephen is also up on the latest fashions. And here you can see the result of falling asleep in the sun!
bvi2005bl - 81 		A definite art shot -- note the reflection!
bvi2005bl - 83 		Andrea does a pretty good Julia Roberts imitation!
bvi2005bl - 84 		Andrea and Allison
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Texture of the greenery on Norman Island; makes one want to stroke it.
bvi2005al - 23 		More Norman Island greenery. The best snorkeling lies just below the surface of this water...
bvi2005al - 25 		Ben with the trip's most coveted hat! The scuba shirt is sexy, too...
bvi2005al - 34 		Passing the caves at Treasure Point on Norman Island. These caves inspired R.L. Stevenson's "Treasure Island". Great snorkeling.
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Pete in great shape...
bvi2005al - 38 		Looking back into The Bight.
bvi2005bl - 88 		Photogs, get your cameras!
bvi2005bl - 90 		Port pontoon makes a nice geometrical shape...
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Money Bay on the Atlantic side of Norman is a new day anchorage for us. Here we saw sand dollars, a live conch, a dead conch shell containing a HUGE hermit crab, a whole squidron of squid, a lot of black durgon...
bvi2005al - 51 		Ben prepares to check the anchor at Money Bay
bvi2005pd - 16 		Waiting for the disappearing dinghy... See that huge breaker? Pete and Allison went down there to see if the snorkeling was worthwhile.
bvi2005al - 58 		Pete tests the mast hoist at Money Bay
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Pete dominates Money Bay
bvi2005pd - 20 		Jessica is terribly impressed with Pete's height. She eventually also allows herself to be hoised up the mast.
bvi2005pd - 22 		Still Life #1 in Money Bay
bvi2005pd - 27 		Still Life #2: Cheezball In Money Bay
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Kathy loves to drive.
bvi2005al - 64 		Line 'em up: Stephen, Ross, Andrea, Allison hold on in the open Atlantic, and watch for flying fish.
bvi2005bl - 93 		One potato, two potato, three potato, four, on the shroud.
bvi2005bl - 97 		Disciples of the Shroud with their Master Pieter. Pete told us afterwards that he was telling the short versions of the stories because he was afraid of boring them!!
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Kathy has a new convert to the joys of the helm! Allison was a natural. Stephen also picked it up very quickly.
bvi2005bl - 103 		Allison has the upwind tacks perfectly mastered. She made 11.2 knots, the highest speed of the trip, in the open Atlantic!
bvi2005bl - 104 		Fair-skinned Allison DID NOT BURN on our trip! She was awesome!
bvi2005bl - 107 		Ross and Andrea at the shroud.
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Pete tries to spot a mooring in Manchioneel Bay with the binoculars.
bvi2005bl - 113 		Manchioneel Bay, Cooper Island. Or, to put it another way, paradise.
bvi2005al - 65 		Another view of paradise.
bvi2005bl - 114 		Those coconut palms...
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The Dolly Grace -- I mean, the Black Durgon -- is the farther cat. The tree on the right is a sea-grape tree.
bvi2005bl - 124 		More palms.
bvi2005pd - 33 		Seagrapes
bvi2005pd - 36 		Stephen climbs a coconut palm.
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Ross catches the coconut Stephen throws down.
bvi2005al - 67 		Andrea is the beneficiary of all the coconuts!
bvi2005al - 72 		Ariana runs to tell me not to take her picture!
bvi2005bl - 130 		Actually, we are all the beneficiaries of the coconuts. A helpful man grabs his machete to lop off the tops of the coconuts so we can drink the milk.
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Ross and Stephen applaud the machete-wielding, and wish they too had machetes.
bvi2005bl - 132 		But they'll settle for some coconut milk.
bvi2005bl - 133 		Pete partakes. Andrea was the big consumer, though. She enjoyed them so much.
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bvi2005pd - 51 		Back: Jessica, Pieter, Andrea Stephen, Allison. Front: Kathy, Ross, Ariana. Ben is taking the shot, alas!
bvi2005bl - 139 		A fabulous sunset at Manchioneel Bay. Two Moorings monohulls.
bvi2005al - 73 		More sunset.
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We saved a coconut so we could add rum to the milk, back on board. Stephen and Ross sample.
bvi2005al - 78 		Jessica makes us all happy with a terrific spaghetti dinner.
bvi2005al - 79 		Don't talk back to the cook!
bvi2005al - 80 		Leaving Manchioneel Bay. That's Beef Island across the channel (where the airport is).
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Stephen and Andrea have already hit the shroud. I like the reflection of Ariana in the sliding glass door.
bvi2005bl - 145 		Kathy at the helm again, doing 8.5 kts.
bvi2005bl - 147 		Check out this schooner!
bvi2005bl - 149 		We're at The Baths again, preparing to send people up the mast. Ross goes first today.
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Halfway up to the first spreader...
bvi2005al - 92 		Getting around the first spreader...
bvi2005al - 93 		On top of the spreader, ready to take photos!
bvi2005al - 95 		Stephen's hair is truly awesome.
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Main entrance to The Baths. Very popular site. We didn't bother with the dinghy, but snorkeled in.
bvi2005bl - 150 		Jessica enjoys a quiet moment on the trampoline.
bvi2005al - 97 		Ross's shot from up the mast: Kathy, Ariana, Allison, Stephen, Andrea, Jessica, Ben, and Pete. One happy crew!
bvi2005bl - 153 		Making the sign of the Omnipotent Cheezball! In the background, Pete belays as Ben hoists Ross up the mast.
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Love the color of the water.
bvi2005al - 104 		Stephen goes up the mast; Ross is hoisting as Pete belays.
bvi2005al - 106 		Left hand on the stay, left foot on the mast, right foot in the stirrup Pete made, and a rope indentation on the butt!
bvi2005al - 107 		Still going up
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Getting over the spreader...
bvi2005bl - 157 		Made it!
bvi2005al - 110 		Ross cranks, Pete belays, and Andrea provides commentary?
bvi2005bl - 158 		Yup, really made it!
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Allison looking good...
bvi2005bl - 162 		The hat's the thing. Ben poses as Pete belays.
bvi2005bl - 163 		Ariana goes up too.
bvi2005bl - 164 		That one strand of hair makes me think of Lara Croft Tomb Raider...
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Ariana's on the first spreader!
bvi2005bl - 169 		Ariana takes a beautiful picture of The Baths from up the mast.
bvi2005al - 113 		From the mast: the color of the water draws us in.
bvi2005al - 115 		The happy mast climber shares a smile with us.
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