WooHoo! or Wahoo?

drharvell — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:53:00 +0200

Our trip is over but we still wake up at night and feel the ‘rocking boat’- Hope it lasts for weeks. I’ve h...

So Long, Farewell, Aufedersein, Goodbye

drharvell — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:03:00 +0200

Up early again (because I look forward to every minute on the boat), we quietly slipped up the anchor and left our neighbors to stern. Winds were p...

Snorkling with Sharks, Lobsters, and Octopusssess

drharvell — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:03:00 +0200

Debbie and I got out early to do some snorkling around Cistern Rock. Not expecting much, we were quickly surprised at the variety of sea life. Lots...

Sopers Hole and the Sad Farewell

drharvell — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:03:00 +0200

David and I were up shortly after dawn today to be sure we could get across to the Ferry at Soper’s in plenty of time for the early Ferry...

Bubbly Pools, Goats, and Painkillers

drharvell — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:03:00 +0200

Debbie and I left the boat early to kayak in to Sandy Cay. We had read that it was owned by one of the Rockerfellers. When we got ashore we were su...

Indians, Caves and Sandy . . .

drharvell — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:03:00 +0200

Omelets graced our paper plates this morning thanks to Kathy and Debbie. As we ate we got a lot of pleasure out of watching the

Dogs, Brains and T.P.

drharvell — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:03:00 +0200

Early morning roll call had us off the anchor and back into the beautiful blue in short order. Our fear of the narrow channel behind us, we made gr...

Geocaching with the Cows

drharvell — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:03:00 +0200

Oct 1, Part two:

Once everyone joined back up, Kevin, Katey, Randy and Debbie headed out towards another GeoCache on the western end of the...

Flash of Beauty and Loblolly

drharvell — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:03:00 +0200

This was a really busy day so I’ll separate it into two blogs, Part one:

We rose (or at least I did) to the most spect...

Salty Dogs and Sea World

drharvell — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:03:00 +0200

According to plan today is our "passage" to Anegada. While we were enjoying breakfast the local Mobile Mall pulled alongside and ...

Conch Plantation at Saba

drharvell — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:03:00 +0200

After sailing hard for two days the group decided the Sound was nice enough to warrant a lay over. We dropped the ladies off at the Bitter End for ...

Mosquito Baths at Biras Creek

drharvell — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:03:00 +0200

I rose early again and, after walking the decks and checking the anchor, decided to take a nap on the trampoline to catch the dawn over Marina Cay....

Tango with A CruiseShip

drharvell — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:17:00 +0200

I was up at dawn (and a couple of times during the night) surveying the boat and re-reading the manuals and checkout...

Rainy Days and Taxi Fares

drharvell — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:26:00 +0200

We arrived on Friday Sept 26th by plane, ferry and careening taxi. We came over the airways, seas and torturous two lane roads of Tortola,

Packin it In

drharvell — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:43:00 +0200

Well, last entry before we shove off for the wilds of the Sir Francis Drake. We’ve been pouring over all the usual Tropical forecast site...

AirConditioning (or lack thereof)

drharvell — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:33:00 +0200

Sunday afternoon was our final get together as a group. We really did it up right with Carribean music, exotic dishes and eating on the deck to sim...

Thirty Days and Wading

drharvell — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:23:00 +0200

Today we are one month away from the sea filled air of the Caribbean, and we find ourselves wading through the drizzling,&nbs...

The Flying Cloud

drharvell — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:13:00 +0200

I came across this website during my daily wandering in the BVI cybersphere today. It tell...

No Poop Outs

drharvell — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:07:00 +0200

After reading that title you may be expecting a treatise on surviving the hiking trails in the BVI,...

On the Hill

drharvell — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:57:00 +0200

Saturday night the crew gathered on green mountain at the beautiful hilltop home of the Deasys. They’ve cleared off some trees to give th...

Way Too Hot!

drharvell — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:24:00 +0200

Here in north Alabama August is about the most awful month of the year. Temps in the mid to high 90s and breezes only when a late afternoon thunder...

60 Days till Wheels up!

drharvell — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:14:00 +0200

That’s right, sixty days from today we’ll be flying the friendly skies to Tortola and St Thomas. The boat deposit is in the mai...

The Motley Crew

drharvell — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:06:00 +0200

Thought it would only be fair to introduce the crew and their assigned duties and snorkel gear.

Randy, would be...

The Dream

drharvell — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:25:00 +0200

This dream began as many of mine do – figuring out how to get something cheaper!

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BVI Fall 2008