April 4 – Just another day in paradise.

Friday, April 4.

Sunrise view from the v-berth hatch:

LameshurSunrise

The winds have turned nasty, 25-28 knots out of the east.  Here in Lameshur Bay, we are very protected, so you’d hardly notice.   We’re staying another night.   Tan-a-na is going to make a run for Road Town on Tortola to check back into the BVI, as they discovered an error with their visas – they expire today, instead of the day they leave.   The guys are heading back to Jost, I think, for the night.

So we look forward to a very relaxing day and night here.   We made the right decision, as Tan-a-na told us that they had a terrible passage to Road Town.  6 foot waves, 28 knot winds, rain.   Once in Road Town, the winds were so strong, they couldn’t get an anchor set, so they made a run to Norman for the night.

Nestled into Great Lameshur, we went for a long snorkel this morning.

Fan coral.
Fan coral.
A pair of cuttlefish.
A pair of cuttlefish.
Now, what is it they say about snorkeling among a school of baitfish...?
Now, what is it they say about snorkeling among a school of baitfish…?
Rugged beach at Great Lameshur Bay.
Rugged beach at Great Lameshur Bay.

In the afternoon Susanne, Laura and I headed ashore to hike the Lameshur Trail.  We got lucky and missed the rain completely.  We had gorgeous views from the hills along the trail.

View from the Lameshur Trail, overlooking the plantation ruin and Little Lameshur Bay.
View from the Lameshur Trail, overlooking the plantation ruin and Little Lameshur Bay.
View from Lameshur Trail.  Great Lameshur Bay in the distance, Little Lameshur Bay in the foreground.  That lone boat in Great Lameshur is ours.
View from Lameshur Trail. Great Lameshur Bay in the distance, Little Lameshur Bay in the foreground. That lone boat in Great Lameshur is ours.
Hermit crab on Lameshur trail.
Hermit crab on Lameshur trail.
Looking SSW from Lameshur Trail.  Reef Bay in the foreground.
Looking SSW from Lameshur Trail. Reef Bay in the foreground.

Another dinner aboard tonight and then we will head back to the BVI in the morning.

2 thoughts on “April 4 – Just another day in paradise.”

    1. We made it through ok, just had to:
      1) check out of BVI (one trip ashore)
      2) checkin and out of USVI (one trip ashore)
      3) check back into the BVI (one trip ashore)

      Since locations of Customs & Immigration on BVI and USVI are limited, it usually means an out of the way stop. We did 1) above in Great Harbour on Yost, 2) in Cruz Bay, and 3) in Soper’s Hole. If we knew better, we could have done 3) at spanish town on Virgin Gorda on our trip to the Baths….

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