April 4th, 5th, 6th, 2012

 

We left Marina Cay early in the am and headed over to Cam Bay on Great Cameno which is across the island ( a very thin part of Great  Cameno island) from Lee Bay.  We had seen an anchor light and wanted to check it out.  We inched our way in around coral and reefs and decided that it would be an ok anchorage.

 

Out into the sea once again it was rough and we could not sail, bummer, heading towards North Sound on Virgin Gorda.  This used to be my favorite place, but is now more developed and the water is not as beautiful as it once was.  Still lovely but I am now stuck on Benure Bay as it had the best water.  Lee Bay was pretty nice also.  We anchored (a first for us in North Sound ) right behind the reef and it was very pretty.   You looked at Necker Island (Richard Branson's) and there was Necker Bell either anchored or on a mooring ball right in front.  Behind us was Mosquito Island that he just bought also. The excitement was an Oyster rendezvous  in North  Sound. Oyster is a brand of boat Kirk always wanted and there were a ton of Oyster boats to watch parade right in front of us since they had to skirt the reef to get into the harbor.  The highlight was the 120 foot oyster with 5 spreaders on the mast.  Whew was it big.  Then kirk read that it demasted in calm conditions.  Ok  move on from that one.

 

 

We picked up a mooring ball at Leverck Bay Marine the next day and did laundry and ate lunch out (last time for that) the prices were out of reality.  Laundry was cheap though.  Went in that night for the "show" and happy hour and met a couple that were cruising back north.  They were interesting. 

 

Following morning was chores.  Kirk cleaned the track in the mast to get rid of salt and dirt.  I helped but only to fill soapy water bottles, get the hose, pick up metal filings.  I was the support.  While it was drying, I worked on the never ending stainless that was rusting like a champ from our stay in ocean world.  I was climbing all over the arch on the back of the boat and wakes would come roll the boat even while on the mooring ball. 

 

We moved to the anchor (cheaper) in the afternoon after going to the store for last minute provisions, I did some more cleaning and then got ready to head to anegada.

 

We did have one booboo.  Kirk got a little fish hook (actually two and both had barbs on them) in his hand last night and it was awful so now we have a new rule.  No hooks left on fishing poles.

 

We are sailing YES THAT WOULD BE SAILING to Anegada, I am fishing, not catching.  Just threw the last banana over.  Durn I wish I had remembered it earlier.  The only thing I have caught is seaweed.