Sailing to the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean 1500
Arriving At Tortola (continued)
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| A large and elaborate private estate on Buck Island, just off the southeast shore of Tortola. |
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Looking into Maya Cove on the southeast shore of Tortola. The cove has several marinas and yacht charter agencies. |
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| Looking into Road Harbour you can see a couple of cruise ships docked, as well as a sailboat heading in and a local high-speed ferry heading out. Click on the picture to see a bigger version; use your browser's "back" command to return here. |
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A closer view of the catamaran ferry from Speedy's. |
Now that we were officially cleared-in, we were free to do as we pleased. We all went back to the marina restaurant and had a celebratory lunch, after which we started chipping away at the post-arrival chores: laundry, cleaning, boat repairs, email and internet, etc., with a little time-off for taking in the sights and enjoying the warm and comfortable Caribbean atmosphere. By late afternoon, the sun came out, and my transformation from soggy and thrashed cruiser to comfortable and happy islander was complete.
In the next section, I'll review our passage statistics.
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| Night Heron docked at Village Cay Marina—what do you think of our tattered headsail? Click on the picture to see a bigger version; use your browser's "back" command to return here. |
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