Breeze On

This past week of sailing in the BVI was so amazing that I didn't feel like writing, reading or even taking photos while we were on the boat. In fact, most of the photos I am posting were taken by Denise. Throughout the week all I wanted to do is just be in the moment and take it all in. I didn't want to do anything that would pull me away from the fantastic experience. Now that I am sitting in the crowded, chaotic airport in St. Thomas I can begin to think about writing a blog post. Here are the highlights: Sailing-- The sailing was absolutely fantastic. As is typical this time of year in the BVI, the winds were a consistent 10-20 knots from an easterly direction. We were able to sail every time we moved between islands. I especially enjoyed the longer days of sailing. I loved sitting on one of the little seats in the bow when it was shaded by the jib. I learned some things about sail trim and "twingers" to change the shape of the jib. Joe helped me to learn how not

A few months ago some friends called and asked if we were interested in joining them and a few others on a charter boat in the BVI. My first instinct was to say "Yes!!" but George and I both thought we should think about it. We love the BVI and we knew we would have a great time with these friends but we hadn't budgeted for a trip like this. In the end we thought we should just go for it. We shouldn't pass up the chance for a fun week of sailing with good friends. We left the house early this morning for our drive to Dulles Airport. We went with another couple and parked in a lot near Dulles. George called for an Uber car and the driver was there in less than 5 minutes. He dropped us right at the terminal. It was our first experience with Uber and we were amazed by how well it worked. The flight went well and we arrived in St Thomas. It was a bit of a madhouse getting a van outside of the terminal. Some of us went in one van where the driver said it would cost 12 dol