It's April already and we are starting to enjoy spring in the Virgin Islands. I know, how can we enjoy spring when we don't really have winter in the tropics? Well, all things are relative and a few degrees up or down makes a big difference to those of us who live here! The water is warming up a little, from 78' to 80' or 81' and you might even see me take a dip these days! Our easterly trade winds are veering a little from north of east to just south and feel a little warmer, our highs are almost always mid 80's but now our lows are 70's and I like it like that! The islands are very dry and we starting to get a some much needed precipitation. Don't freak out if you look at the long range forecast for the Virgin Islands and you see 50% chance or greater of rain every day ... it usually only lasts for five or ten minutes and sometimes we can even sail around the showers!
We have been enjoying our spring break families, lots of great pictures in the skull and crossbones guest book and Ray has had help grinding winches and even pulling up the mainsail, future first mates in training!
Independence will be here until July and will be available for charter until the 8th. Our plan for the summer is to head up to Wilmington, North Carolina with maybe a stop in Florida to visit friends. We are going to our favourite marina, Wilmington Marine Center, 25 miles up the Cape Fear River. I hope the hurricane season will be a mild one but we know that the boat will be as safe and secure there as it is possible to be. We'll be traveling by car for a month or two and hope to get up to Canada to check in with family and, of course, spend time with our wonderful grand daughters in Greensboro. They will be here for most of the summer and we will have a few weeks with them before we cast off.
We've had a wonderful season so far, have openings over Easter and hope that you will think of us if your travels will bring you to St. Thomas!
We have been enjoying our spring break families, lots of great pictures in the skull and crossbones guest book and Ray has had help grinding winches and even pulling up the mainsail, future first mates in training!
Independence will be here until July and will be available for charter until the 8th. Our plan for the summer is to head up to Wilmington, North Carolina with maybe a stop in Florida to visit friends. We are going to our favourite marina, Wilmington Marine Center, 25 miles up the Cape Fear River. I hope the hurricane season will be a mild one but we know that the boat will be as safe and secure there as it is possible to be. We'll be traveling by car for a month or two and hope to get up to Canada to check in with family and, of course, spend time with our wonderful grand daughters in Greensboro. They will be here for most of the summer and we will have a few weeks with them before we cast off.
We've had a wonderful season so far, have openings over Easter and hope that you will think of us if your travels will bring you to St. Thomas!
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