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We're at The Baths again, preparing to send people up the mast. Ross goes first today.
bvi2005al - 89 		Palm trees, sandy beaches, big rocks to climb. What more could you ask for??
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Halfway up to the first spreader...
bvi2005al - 92 		Getting around the first spreader...
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bvi2005al - 94 		On top of the spreader, ready to take photos!
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Stephen's hair is truly awesome.
bvi2005al - 96 		Jessica enjoys a quiet moment on the trampoline.
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bvi2005al - 98 		Making the sign of the Omnipotent Cheezball! In the background, Pete belays as Ben hoists Ross up the mast.
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bvi2005bl - 10 		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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bvi2005bl - 102 		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!
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bvi2005bl - 106 		Fair-skinned Allison DID NOT BURN on our trip! She was awesome!
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Ariana's pretty happy about things!
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Pete tries to spot a mooring in Manchioneel Bay with the binoculars.
bvi2005bl - 113 		Another view of paradise.
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bvi2005bl - 118 		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.
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bvi2005bl - 13 		Ariana runs to tell me not to take her picture!
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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.
bvi2005bl - 131 		Ross and Stephen applaud the machete-wielding, and wish they too had machetes.
bvi2005bl - 132 		But they'll settle for some coconut milk.
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bvi2005bl - 135 		Pete partakes. Andrea was the big consumer, though. She enjoyed them so much.
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Back: Jessica, Pieter, Andrea Stephen, Allison. Front: Kathy, Ross, Ariana. Ben is taking the shot, alas!
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bvi2005bl - 143 		Leaving Manchioneel Bay. That's Beef Island across the channel (where the airport is).
bvi2005bl - 144 		Stephen and Andrea have already hit the shroud. I like the reflection of Ariana in the sliding glass door.
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bvi2005bl - 146 		Kathy at the helm again, doing 8.5 kts.
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bvi2005bl - 148 		Check out this schooner!
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The game of six-person Asshole is born, accompanied by the almighty Cheezball! Andrea, Stephen, Ross.
bvi2005bl - 15 		Main entrance to The Baths. Very popular site. We didn't bother with the dinghy, but snorkeled in.
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Ross's shot from up the mast: Kathy, Ariana, Allison, Stephen, Andrea, Jessica, Ben, and Pete. One happy crew!
bvi2005bl - 153 		Still going up
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Getting over the spreader...
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bvi2005bl - 160 		Yup, really made it!
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bvi2005bl - 162 		The hat's the thing. Ben poses as Pete belays.
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Ariana goes up too.
bvi2005bl - 164 		That one strand of hair makes me think of Lara Croft Tomb Raider...
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bvi2005bl - 168 		Ariana's on the first spreader!
bvi2005bl - 169 		Allison plots, while Andrea shows us her poker face. Did Stephen swallow a Cheezball the wrong way??
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bvi2005bl - 176 		Ross and Stephen philosophize in front of the dinghy davits. Ross's eight-pack clearly visible.
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Occasionally, when threatened with flogging, Kathy and Allison surrender the helm to someone else, in this case Ben.
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A surprisingly bold brown booby eyes us from the green channel marker at Spanish Town Harbor, Virgin Gorda.
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bvi2005bl - 183 		Working tug with barge of sand. We'd seen this same tug and barge making its way up the Channel earlier.
bvi2005bl - 184 		The Bath and Turtle Pub, Spanish Town Harbor.
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Really.
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bvi2005bl - 188 		Windjammer four-master. Note the third and fourth masts are smoke stacks for the diesel engine!
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bvi2005bl - 190 		The last morning. Leaving Spanish Town. Making 10+ knots reaching on full main and jib.
bvi2005bl - 191 		Heading for Hodges' Creek Marina, Fat Hog Bay, on Tortola -- to return the boat to Sunsail.
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