April 30th 2008  Central America Caribbean » British Virgin Islands » Virgin Gorda
Before Mel & Brad came to cruise, we’d emailed back and forth about great things to see and do in the ports, good tours, good things to do on your own, my recommendations, their interests, etc. ... 20 photos [full story]

April 23rd 2008  Central America Caribbean » British Virgin Islands » Jost Van Dyke
Unfortunately we decided to leave the BVIs after our brief 3 day visit. There were many reasons why we cut our time there short, but mainly it was due to weather (as sailors we live and die by the we ... 4 photos [full story]

April 22nd 2008  Central America Caribbean » British Virgin Islands
The BVIs are as crowded as they are beautiful; there must be at least a thousand or more charter boats out here. First you have the bareboat charter, people who come out for a week or two and rent a ... 5 photos [full story]

April 21st 2008  Central America Caribbean » British Virgin Islands » Tortola
One area in the BVIs that we were excited to explore was Cane Garden Bay on the western end of Tortola. Unfortunately we had skipped this anchorage on our trip 10 years ago and we wanted to make sure ... 6 photos [full story]

April 20th 2008  Central America Caribbean » British Virgin Islands » Tortola
We decided to cross the Sir Francis Drake Channel into the territorial waters of the British Virgin Islands, a whopping 2 miles away from St. John. Our first stop was Soper’s Hole on Tortola to ... 2 photos [full story]

April 5th 2008  Central America Caribbean » British Virgin Islands
We finally escaped St Martin. We had some good news. Our auto pilot could be fixed without having to wait for parts from the States. It is amazing what you can achieve when they want the dock space. ... 7 photos [full story]

April 3rd 2008  Central America Caribbean » British Virgin Islands » Virgin Gorda
Every summer for 13 years now, I’ve spent at Centauri Summer Arts Camp, in some capacity or another. There is a family who lives in Tortola (British Virgin Islands) and sent their two boys to c ... 14 photos [full story]

March 24th 2008  Central America Caribbean » British Virgin Islands » Virgin Gorda
The time has come to say goodbye. After 6 months of travelling the Caribbean on Ocean Star, I now have a few months off to travel back to England, see my family, hang out with Mrs Mott, and generally ... [full story]