18:18.26N 65:17.96W

 

20/1 - We are still in the BVI, playground of the rich and famous and not so famous. Beautiful visas, beaches, marinas, weather, etc, but I’m sorry totally soulless. Yesterday we were on Norman Island, we couldn’t resist it. Famous for pirates, buried treasure and Robert Louis Stevenson and the inspiration for the book Treasure Island. Last night we were anchored up in Soper’s Hole back on Tortola. Norman headed off to US VI by ferry to sort out his US visa , he was back within 2/3 hours with his passport duly stamped up providing him with the right to be resident in US for up to 3 months. 

 

21/4 - We have crossed from the Island of Tortola to Jost van Dyke Island and and are tied to a mooring buoy in Great Harbour. We have had a nice salad lunch and will be hitting the beach in the next few minutes. Foxy’s Restaurant is ashore, quite characterful we understand so we may pop in for late afternoon beverage. Jost van Dyke was charming, laid back, stunning and undeveloped.

 

22/4 We resisted the temptation to stay another day and headed of to Puerto Rico missing out the US Virgin Islands completely. We were aiming for the Island of Culebra which is just east of the main island of Puerto Rico. Instead we ended up anchoring up in a lovely bay in the north of Isla Culebrita. We hoped the C&I authorities wouldn’t find out as the US authorities police their borders like tigers. We managed to brave the surf and got ashore for a walk up to the light house. The island is a nature reserve the beach a hatchery for turtles. We didn’t see any. We had the whole bay to ourselves.

 

23/4 – Early morning saw us setting off for the main island of Culebra just 2/3 miles away and anchoring off the quay of the main town Dewey. We hired a car and headed off for the day, high on the list was Playa de Flamenco, rated one of the best beaches in the World by Lonely Planet. We weren’t disappointed. Next I went snorkelling, the coral and fish were a disappointment but we did see three sizeable turtles.

 

Anchorage at Norman Island

 

Guess Where?

 

Sort of Arty Shot, Soper’s Hole

 

Pelican, Soper’s Hole

 

Arty Shot at Soper’s Hole

 

Jost van Dyke Island

 

Jost van Dyke Island

 

Transport on Jost van Dyke Island

 

Isla Culebrita

 

Playa de Flamenco

 

Playa de Flamenco