At Marina Cay

Does paradise exist??? This is it! Yesterday morning we left Bitter End and sailed to a group of islands called The Dogs. We picked up a ball at George Dog and snorkelled for about an hour. Beautiful corals again, and the most amazing coloured fish. The water is crystal clear, and nicely warm. We had lunch there, hamburgers, lettuce, tomatoes, cooked on the parrillita with charcoal. We then kept on to Marina Cay. There was a nice wind, 9 knots, and our speed was around 5 knots. We got to Marina Cay (you pronounce it Key), and swam around and then went on land to the gift shop to look around. I asked where the best place to snorkel was and we went with Robin and Guille. A lovely place, but it was rather late and the sun was not shining on the reef, so we couldn't appreciate it. We might go back before leaving for a place called Monkey Island. Lunch today is pasta salad (Andrew and Elena in charge) and tonight shrimp Jambalaya by Monica. These boats are so comfortable, I am sitting in the kitchen writing this, and it is early as everything starts early here, and we go to bed early too. The kitchen has a microwave, toaster for 4 toasts, licuadora, gas stove and oven.

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Now it is 6.45, tonight we are dining at the pub at Bitter's End. As you can see we are having a wonderful time. When we snorkelled this morning, the water was at an ideal temperature.

From Cooper Island to Bitter End (Virgin Gorda)

Today the day was perfect! Last night we had some delicious pork ribs excellently barbecued by Robin with potatoes with cream cheese. We ate on the Peeps Larou (Robin's and Andrew's boat) while the full moon was rising. After a good night we left Cooper Island early (here the sun rises at 6.30 or earlier. We started with the engine, and after a few minutes, we put up the sails, and we really sailed!!! It was incredible, much better than with the engine!!! AFter around an hour we got to The Baths, with the most incredible boulder formations. We got a ball (a buoy) easily, and then with our masks and snorkels we swam around and saw all the lovely fish and corals, really amazing to see the coloured fish, blue and yellow, stripped with black, yellow ones, barracudas, pink and yellow, red, all swimming next to us. Also schools of little fish, thousands of them swimming and making interesting shapes. I just bought a book called corals and fishes, to identify them. This morning we also saw 2 dolphins when we were leaving Cooper Island. The corals are amazing. Some look like brains, others like fans (they are called coral sea fans, according to my book). There are some that look like the horns of an elk (called Elkhorn coral)

TORTOLA AT LAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, here we are! This is great, like paradise. The catamarans are huuuuuuuuuuge, everything so comfortable!That was Carolyn... Our parents are going to do a tour and check the inventory....

Our boats are called Peeps Larou and Happy Our!!

Do you want to call us? 0059896665258, which is Robin's cell phone, or +12844942332, which is The Moorings.

Marina and Guille at Sasha's 18th birthday

Sally Anne and Eduardo's silver anniversary: Manuela, Belén, Eduardo, Sally Anne, Marina, Santiago

Sasha's 18th birthday!!! only 2 days for BVI

Today we celebrated Sasha's 18th birthday but her birthday is really tomorrow. There were some delicious sandwiches, a scrumptious tuna dip, and a tasty salmon dip. Then masitas and 2 cakes. Hope you like the photos! Next photos will be already on the trip. The good news today also was that Uruguay beat Mexico 1-0 and has classified for the next round. We'll be watching the match (Uruguay-Korea) on Saturday at Cooper's Island at 10.00, local time.

Just a week to go!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are at Sally Anne's house now, having tea. Just practising. Here is Belen with another Coco. Nothing to do with Tortola...