White Bay, Jost van Dyke
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Date 1045 – 26 April 2011 A short 5nm run back west took us to There are two main entrances both of which should be buoyed. For those
coming this way, the western, main entrance red buoy is missing; we gather that
it has been sitting on the beach for the last 18 months. Add to this the fact
that the BVI’s along with the rest of the Caribbean use the US version of
the buoyage system (IALA Region B) which means the green buoy is left to port
on the way in and not starboard – the buoy is also just on the edge of
the reef - you get the general idea? We arrived just in time to get a good anchorage with 0.5m under the
keel as later in the day the bay filled up with day trip boats and charterers
which would have made anchoring rather more difficult. Joy of joys we have a WiFi connection again with a good enough
connection to Skype. This was an especial treat as we were able to have a long
conversation with daughter Alice – Happy twenty something birthday We sat out the odd rain storm; they appear very good for the beach bars
as the beach empties into the bars for shelter. Later in the afternoon we took
ourselves ashore and
To give an idea of scale, Caduceus is the third boat from the right in
the anchorage. Following a successful descent
of the North face of Jost van Dyke I took over the lead for an assault on the
Soggy Dollar Bar, world famous for their Painkiller cocktails. A rather more
relaxed photograph of Caduceus was taken from the semi-prone position in a bar
armchair.
Two painkillers each
later and pizza from the freezer was the order of the day for supper. |
