Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas USVI to Holly Springs, NC
We were up at the crack of dawn, again, for one last trip to a caribbean beach. Lydia called Norwood, but got bumped to the company instead, so Feather came to pick us up. He had the nicest cab we’d been in and seemed to be the dispatcher for the company as well. Or at least he was at 730 in the morning.
We told him we’d like to stop somewhere we could pick up some breakfast, half hoping he’d come up with something other than McDonalds. He suggested…McDonalds and we stopped for a quick take-out.
We’d been to Sapphire Beach before and thought it special. First snorkel wasn’t all that exciting, but later Bob and I went out further and rediscovered why we like this place. Kids built sand castles. Ed and Lydia read books in the shade (see picture).
Showers, shopping, up and down the 147 steps. Then it was time to leave. Uneventful flights and a long drive home.
DETAILS
Footloose Charter in Road Town, Tortola
“Lis” Beneteau 505
Approximate cost (airfare, taxis, provisions—everything BUT souvenirs) = $1620 per person
Suggestions: take along the chartplotter and card, the handhelf vhf, more sunscreen, use the insect repellent before going ashore and anytime the anchorage gets un-windy. If it’s summer don’t sleepaboard and think twice about the catamaran. Buy everything you think you might need in Tortola, as the provisions elsewhere are…limited. Unless you want rum, which is plentiful (and cheap) everywhere.
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