bvi captains log blog

We went out for a crew dinner on Thanksgiving night. Off to the Pub, which had some specials. Not that busy, but the food was pretty good!

I had prime rib, although most had turkey...








Had to laugh as it was pretty swirly winds sitting on our mooring last week...to the tune of this is what our path looked like on our chart. We had done a billion circles, good thing we were not on line anchors otherwise it might have been messy getting them untangled!




I have found all the lobster around Tortola. They are sitting right under our mooring!


I bought myself about the most expensive food processor i could find. And I hate it. My old cheapie I could at least work without having to ask Bazza to change the blades for me every time and the hopper is also the pits, not to mention that the thing is corroding like crazy...Oh well, I know where to find more! The motor is strong, if I could use the damn thing!

While sitting over at Monkey Point, the crew of Best Revenge came over to tell us that their guests had seen a Lionfish on the point. Which was a perfect excuse for Connor and I to get in the water with nets and cameras....





We found 3 of the little buggers.






Here fishie fishie...come to Connor...


We managed to come back with ONE. Missed two of them, but I supposed it is one less!




Conservation and Fisheries says we are seeing so many around that we can start thinking up interesting recipes to use them with...I am going to need to find fish who are larger then the ones we have caught so far to feed 15 people!


Bazza waiting in the dinghy for me to get pictures tonight at sunset on Cane Garden Bay...




The rest of the pictures I posted over at the yacht promenade site. Time for me to find dinner and some TV I think!!

I said a couple of days ago that I was surprised how much more effluent was in the water now here at Baughers then there ever used to be, choking off the sea life. These are actual pretty purple sea fans under all this much, believe it or not...(the second and third picture)











Since we go on charter this morning, and Can I say THANK YOU North Swell which is going to impact the wedding we have on board this weekend in Cane Garden Bay! Glad to see the weather gods are still around in November...

anyhow, that mean the boat was a bee hive of activity with cleaning and sorting of all sorts....


Connor we just sent up the mast again for the tenth time lately...we will get that wind vane sorted out yet!


I went for a swim and found out the fishing boat that had been anchored by us a few days ago did manage to find the prolific conch garden there was down there..hopefully they won't find the many lobsters too!


Took a pic of Bazzas new mooring with two floats. We must be rich...


Our Rescue boat was out doing exercises with the US Coast Guard. Seems to be about the only time I see it though...


Cuan law disappearing into the distance...


Of course I made Connor take a camera up with him, although he refuses to take my wide angle in case he drops it...we needed more pics from the top of the mast... I can see the top of my husbands bald head here....


See? The boat is clean!


Although there may have been wind and seas out in the channel, Roadtown Harbour was pretty flat this week, so it was a great place to sit...








Bazza cleaned up this bottle for me that I had found snorkeling at Great Thatch last week, an old clay pottery bottle. No mark on this one though...


All in all, a productive few days off for me, and today it is moving up to Trellis Bay to pick up at the airport. We are on a tandem charter this week with Pentesilea!