Last hurrahs of the season with friends

Sadly, we're close to the end of our sailing season. It has been a good year for us, tempered with the passing away of Mom. We were able to spend time with most of last season's friends as well as make many more this year. Here's some pictures of good times spent with some of these friends:



Dave Busby shared a meal with us at The Fat Virgin Cafe
on Virgin Gorda



The seagull adds to the ambiance, don't you think?



Dave and I hiked some of the trails on Norman Island



Looking into Benures Bay, Norman Island.
Dave's boat is farthest to the right and
ours is on top end of the bay...
you see them, don't you?



We found this tree pretty interesting...it appears to
have a face of a ghoul on its lower RH section



We had a really nice evening with Karen and Herb Seil for my Karen's Birthday. We had stopped over to visit them in Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda while they were having their boat hauled out for the summer. We plan on stopping by their place in Ohio on our way back to Montana. We sure worked that one out...we're holding their notepad computer for ransom!



Karen and Herb have been very helpful to us,
showing us the "ropes" living and sailing on your own boat...
they have an almost identical boat to ours
that they have been using in the BVI
for years.

On one of our recent trips into Nanny Cay, we picked up Peter and Priscilla for a day sail. We headed out with every intention of sailing, but the winds wouldn't cooperate...just too light. We gave it a try, though. Two hours of slooowly making our way to Manchioneel Bay, Cooper Island, and we were about 1/3 the way there...2 1/2 miles out of 7. We did what any prudent sailor would do with wives on board...we turned on the motor. After a memorable lunch, we strolled along the beach looking at some of the nice improvements made to the area. Later, we returned to the boat where Peter, Priscilla and I took our dinghy over to Cistern Point and reef area for some snorkling.



Flat calm, baby...no wind at all to play with



We saw a rather unique elkhorn coral at Cistern Point reef





Peter and Priscilla



Priscilla and Peter