POSITION 18:23.83N 64:38.16W - NANNY CAY MARINA

Aurelia
Shirley and Michael Webb-Speight
Sat 3 Mar 2007 14:12

POSITION 18:23.83N 64:38.16W

For the last few days we have been at Nanny Cay, near Road Town, Tortola.  We were hauled out for antifouling and a polish and a few other jobs that Mike found to do on the prop and bow thruster.  While that was going on the kids amused themselves in the pool here and on the little beach with Mother playing life guard attendant.  Mike was busy running around getting genoas and bimini fixed and a multitude of other duties.  He was a bit upset to find that he had missed the photo shoots of the Hooters girls for their next calendar at the pool and surprised that none of his family ran to get him!  I think if we were running anywhere for the Hooters girls, it would be to get them a decent size burger - they all looked like they need a decent feed.
 
Nanny Cay has very good facilities restaurants, shops, pool, the most classy bathrooms we have ever seen in a marina and pleasant surroundings.  However living with the boat on the hard for 3 nights was a bit of a nightmare, extremely hot and invested with mosquitoes!  The trick was to get off the boat in the morning before she heated up and to leave our return until the sun had set and it was starting to cool.  None of us slept well the first night, being absolutely still, and being 3 metres off the ground really doesn't assist sleeping when it is hot and you are battling mozzies!
 
The boat was duly antifouled and we had the top sides cleaned and polished and she is looking really good - just like new.  We went back in the water yesterday afternoon and elected to stay the night as it was getting a bit late to look for an anchorage and we still had a lot of internet stuff we wanted to do.  They were short on berths and accommodated us last night - but this morning(0730) the owner of the berth politely asked if we could move  and we are presently drifting at the fuel dock waiting for a spot to tie up so we can pay and clear out. 
 
We met a nice couple from Atlanta, Georgia that came over last night for drinks.  They had a brand new Beneteau catamaran called "Lucy" which we were invited to view after dinner.  It was really a lovely boat.  Mike and Carol returned to the States this morning, and wont be back in the BVI's till after we leave.
 
We have heard from Priscila last night that she is hoping to fly into the US Virgins (via Puerto Rico from Panama) on Sunday or Monday and we will be there to meet her.  She will be aboard for about a week and we are all very excited about seeing her.  She has had a job to get her US Visa and had to fly to the capital of Panama for her interview, however they have given it to her.
 
So the basic plans for the next couple of weeks are the US Virgins for a week, and then around the 10th we will head south to Guadeloupe.  We need to be in Guadeloupe by the 16th to pick up Hamish Dickson, our delivery skipper.  He will be on board for a few days with us before we depart Guadeloupe on the 20th for Paris.  We will be in Paris until the 25th and then go to London for our remaining few days.  Singapore Airlines will take us home from there on the 28th and we arrive home on the morning of the 30th March.  And that will be that for us.  Aurelia will take a longer route home via Panama with Hamish and his crew and will arrive in June.
 
That is it for now!