Thursday, March 13. 2008
Kismet the very big boat and promenade the little big boat!
So before we left the Yacht Haven Marina today, we needed diesel. They have "in slip" fueling, but they told it it was not worth it for them to move it since we only needed 400 gallons! That we would have to move in front of kismet...Ok, so off we went..
The only way it would reach is "if we went as close to Kismet as we could" Not sure what we or they thought of that but it made a good picture!
Then I have to go take one looking down the dock as well.
We made it back up to West End in time to check in customs, anchoring where they could clearly see us of course!!
Stopped over at Key Cay to see Cattitude, the power cat.....web pageand I took a series of great pictures with their deck chairs looking at the sunset. Put the boat name and it is all the brochure you need I think!
Suprisingly, Key Cay had 7 boats anchored in it, mostly monohulls rolling in the swell! This is what some of them looked like for spring break! And loud!
The only way it would reach is "if we went as close to Kismet as we could" Not sure what we or they thought of that but it made a good picture!
Then I have to go take one looking down the dock as well.
We made it back up to West End in time to check in customs, anchoring where they could clearly see us of course!!
Stopped over at Key Cay to see Cattitude, the power cat.....web pageand I took a series of great pictures with their deck chairs looking at the sunset. Put the boat name and it is all the brochure you need I think!
Suprisingly, Key Cay had 7 boats anchored in it, mostly monohulls rolling in the swell! This is what some of them looked like for spring break! And loud!
Customs at West End and Road Harbor
From the mangroves of South Sound Virgin Gorda to the cruise ships of Charlotte Amalie
So we are world travelers here going from the mangroves of South Sound on Virgin Gorda to where we are at now!
I thought our tender was looking a little beat up and sad here!
Who can guess where this is?
Yep, with all the big boys so we have walls of steel around us and that means that this blog entry may never get up! Just the usual assortment of Helicopters and fishing boats on these boats around. Ho Hum
Our plan had been to pull ourselves so we were afloat about 1 AM last night in South Sound, but the tide tables are always off, and about 10 we were afloat, so bazza basically said "F*** it, as he had placed down a track on the way in, and knew he would not sleep anyways. We were back in Road Harbor by 1 am and in the government offices doing our running around and checking out by 9.
We had dolphins on the way down here but every time I was up there with my camera, they disappeared!
So instead I took pictures of the charter boat Marolango...
We have just had one of those weeks. All sick as a dog, and everything is breaking. AND i mean everything! After the shaft going through the hull and the fridge, this morning, the end cap on the watermaker membranes cracked, the dinghy throttle assembly got caught when a ferry went by and we had to change it and on the way down to St John the steering cable on the starboard engine went. So, you see, we are not exaggerating when we say it has been one of those weeks!
This has been our aspiring meals while we had no refridgeration in the mangroves, a Richy special of Alfredo, pizza, and beans on old garlic toast! We were ready to see some real food today! Whatever we had left we threw out of the freezer today.
We decided to take the smart option and put the boat on the dock in the new marina in Charlotte Amalie to allow us to sort everything out, go ten different directions to get our supplies for charter this weekend, and we needed diesel (we came in on fumes) and there is a check in immigration here as well. Unfortunately the person in front of us had never I believe, filled out an I 94 form in his life, so that took quite awhile!
We now have replaced the throttle cable, half cleared our banana boat, bought have the supplies, gotten a compressor in the boat for the fridge (and we are now waiting to see if it works!)
We were told that we would have to pay $15.00 per bag of garbage here for them to incinerate it as it was foreign garbage! No thank you!! We will find a skiff somewhere!
They have now put a much closer dinghy dock for those who are anchoring out, right at the base of the dock. Before you had to walk a long way!
I see the charter boat OPUS is still up for sale sitting in the harbor for those who want to get into this game!
Received an email from our last guests feeling sorry for us, and believe me, no more then we are feeling sorry for ourselves!! We would have LOVED someone to cook for us!! (as you can tell from looking at me, I do not starve too much anyways!)
Hi Promenade friends,
I've been keeping up with your daily blog and wishing we were still a part of it. As you talk about all your repairs and maintenance, I realize that we should have just stayed on for an extra week and helped out. How's that for a deal? We could have worked, cleaned, cooked and care for the sick ones. (Cape Cod Pirates Maintenance and Nursing Care - ironically among us we probably have all the qualifications for everything) Oh well, maybe next time.(not the sickness just the staying on the extra week) Anyway, the tans are fading but the memories aren't. Hope all is going well and you are all on the mend and getting ready for your next charter. Love to all, Pat and Bill
Brent thought today that he was going to start telling us he had a tickle in his throat and we told him don't bother that he had lost his chance! If he could not get sick with the rest of us, well I am afraid he is out of luck!
I thought our tender was looking a little beat up and sad here!
Who can guess where this is?
Yep, with all the big boys so we have walls of steel around us and that means that this blog entry may never get up! Just the usual assortment of Helicopters and fishing boats on these boats around. Ho Hum
Our plan had been to pull ourselves so we were afloat about 1 AM last night in South Sound, but the tide tables are always off, and about 10 we were afloat, so bazza basically said "F*** it, as he had placed down a track on the way in, and knew he would not sleep anyways. We were back in Road Harbor by 1 am and in the government offices doing our running around and checking out by 9.
We had dolphins on the way down here but every time I was up there with my camera, they disappeared!
So instead I took pictures of the charter boat Marolango...
We have just had one of those weeks. All sick as a dog, and everything is breaking. AND i mean everything! After the shaft going through the hull and the fridge, this morning, the end cap on the watermaker membranes cracked, the dinghy throttle assembly got caught when a ferry went by and we had to change it and on the way down to St John the steering cable on the starboard engine went. So, you see, we are not exaggerating when we say it has been one of those weeks!
This has been our aspiring meals while we had no refridgeration in the mangroves, a Richy special of Alfredo, pizza, and beans on old garlic toast! We were ready to see some real food today! Whatever we had left we threw out of the freezer today.
We decided to take the smart option and put the boat on the dock in the new marina in Charlotte Amalie to allow us to sort everything out, go ten different directions to get our supplies for charter this weekend, and we needed diesel (we came in on fumes) and there is a check in immigration here as well. Unfortunately the person in front of us had never I believe, filled out an I 94 form in his life, so that took quite awhile!
We now have replaced the throttle cable, half cleared our banana boat, bought have the supplies, gotten a compressor in the boat for the fridge (and we are now waiting to see if it works!)
We were told that we would have to pay $15.00 per bag of garbage here for them to incinerate it as it was foreign garbage! No thank you!! We will find a skiff somewhere!
They have now put a much closer dinghy dock for those who are anchoring out, right at the base of the dock. Before you had to walk a long way!
I see the charter boat OPUS is still up for sale sitting in the harbor for those who want to get into this game!
Received an email from our last guests feeling sorry for us, and believe me, no more then we are feeling sorry for ourselves!! We would have LOVED someone to cook for us!! (as you can tell from looking at me, I do not starve too much anyways!)
Hi Promenade friends,
I've been keeping up with your daily blog and wishing we were still a part of it. As you talk about all your repairs and maintenance, I realize that we should have just stayed on for an extra week and helped out. How's that for a deal? We could have worked, cleaned, cooked and care for the sick ones. (Cape Cod Pirates Maintenance and Nursing Care - ironically among us we probably have all the qualifications for everything) Oh well, maybe next time.(not the sickness just the staying on the extra week) Anyway, the tans are fading but the memories aren't. Hope all is going well and you are all on the mend and getting ready for your next charter. Love to all, Pat and Bill
Brent thought today that he was going to start telling us he had a tickle in his throat and we told him don't bother that he had lost his chance! If he could not get sick with the rest of us, well I am afraid he is out of luck!
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