Tuesday, May 29, 2007



The Virgin Islands - British

Just past St. John (U.S.) we came to Norman Cay (British).
We chartered a sailboat in the British Virgin Islands l0 years ago and we found the best snorkelling at that time to be at Norman Cay, so we stopped to see if the fish were still there. Ten years ago we were one of possibly three boats on mooring balls snorkelling at Norman Cay. This day we were l of 42. Despite the crowd, we can happily report that the fish were indeed still there, in abundance, plus a "fog" of minnows.
When we chartered, our favourite anchorage in the BVI was at Marina Cay and we made our way there for the night. Once we had safely anchored behind it's extensive reef, we enjoyed an evening at the Pussers on the island, complete with painkiller cocktails and coconut encrusted red snapper.
It was wonderful to find our 2 favourite memories (Norman Cay and Marina Cay) were still as memorable as ever. It was great to be back sailing in the BVI, but even more amazing was that we didn't have to return our boat at the end of the week this time.

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