On the ferry from St. Thomas to Tortola.
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Never eat anything bigger than your head??
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Our boat was the Mermaid, a 43' yacht.
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Seaplane taking off.
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Jeannette in the galley.
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Port aft cabin.
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Looking forward through the galley into the bow cabin. LOTS of stowage on this boat, or maybe we finally packed small enough!
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The four grups. Not much wind on this trip, oddly, until the last two days.
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Richard supervises.
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Ben puts the sail to rest for the night in Marina Cay.
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Crew takes a much-needed break ;-)
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Hoisting sail.
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Richard steers us towards Gorda.
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Jeannette at the helm.
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Gorda gets rain behind one of the Dog islands.
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Traffic big and small in Gorda Sound.
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Nearing sunset of a gorgeous day in Gorda Sound.
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Sunset, Gorda Sound.
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Richard takes a windsurfing lesson.
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Pelican observing Richard's lesson.
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Marshall tells the best stories.
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Ben's a pretty good listener from time to time.
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The sea air does beautiful things to curls.
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Hard to stay awake after a tough day in the sun.
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On the way to the Baths by cab.
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Nice arch of flowers at Leverick Bay.
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The cab ride takes us along the spine of the island. Here's North Sound to the left, and South Sound to the right (on the Atlantic side).
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A rare view of Anegada ("the drowned island")from the top of Virgin Gorda. It's visible middle left to center.
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North Sound. Necker, Prickly Pear Islands. You can just make out Saba Rock between Prickly Pear and the far tip of Gorda (the Bitter End).
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Saba Rock and Bitter End, with Eustatia Reef visible behind.
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South Sound. Incredible reef -- someday must snorkel it.
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The Winns at the top of Gorda.
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Kathy and Ben.
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Sir Francis Drake Channel to the right of Gorda, the Atlantic to the left. Spanish Town on the flats. The Baths are just past Spanish Town on the Channel.
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Richard and Eleanor above the Baths. Tortola gets some rain in the background.
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Marshall and Jeannette.
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Looking down towards Beef Island from above the Baths.
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This gives an idea of the size of the boulders at the Baths.
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The obligatory palm trees.
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The Mermaid.
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Dinghying up to the Mermaid.
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Leverick Bay, Colquhoun Reef in the foreground.
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Mosquito Rock guards the entrance to North Sound.
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Four-master "Sea Cloud".
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Sandy Cay, the world's most photogenic tropical island. Off Jost van Dyke.
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Great Harbour at Jost van Dyke. Yucky water to anchor in.
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Marshall looks like he belongs on Jost.
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The bar at world-famous Foxy's.
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Man, there was this great drink called "Wreck on the Rocks"...
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Ben shot this great photo of the sailboat mast lights from Foxy's.
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It really was a good drink... and besides, hammocks MUST be used.
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We all want this great house on Tortola West End.
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Great house, West End, Jost van Dyke in the distance.
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Here's the Sea Cloud again. We were waiting to take the perfect shot -- she was under full sail -- waited just too long. Sigh.
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Studying hard. (This was Spring Break, after all.)
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Obligatory up-the-mast photo.
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The Indians and Pelican Island.
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Sunbathing after a great snorkel at the Indians.
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White heron enjoys our dinghy at the Indians.
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White heron takes off.
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More sunbathing.
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The family that sunbathes together, stays together.
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More sunbathers.
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Marshall helms during the one true day of wind back to Road Harbour.
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Jeannette at the wheel.
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Pretty exciting!
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More sailing action on the last day than on the rest put together.
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Richard about to relieve his mother at the helm.
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Mustn't spill the beer!
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Marshall and Kathy from the gangway.
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Can we make 9 knots?
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Obligatory cheesecake pose. Who is that behind those Foster Grants?
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Rolex Regatta at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. We had a great view from our lunch restaurant.
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Colorful Charlotte Amalie harbourside.
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