Our son Bob and his family met us in St. Thomas with all their worldly possessions in tow. They were about to embark on a new adventure as Christian missionaries at Youth with a Mission (YWAM)- St. Croix, but they wanted a little R & R beforehand. So over the course of two weeks, we island hopped our way to St. Croix through the US and Spanish Virgins.
They requested that we spend some time exploring Water Island-USVI since Dan & I spoke of it so often. Joy joined the morning island walk with the ladies and Bob did his best to hunt for lobster around the rocky points. It was hard to get Aslan and Lyla (our grandkids) out of the water!
The next port was Culebra-PR where we anchored in Ensenada Honda. From there we took the dinghy through the fishing cannal and across the channel to Cayo de Luis Pena. There we snorkeled and found some welk for supper.
The longest leg of the trip was when we set sail for Frederiksted, St. Croix-USVI. We kept Aslan & Lyla busy with various games and taught them a modified version of the card game War. They did well and voluntarily took
catnaps, as sailing can have that effect.
From there we headed toward Buck Island, a National Park that lies just north of the eastern end of St. Croix. We anchored at the west end and were welcomed by a school of barjacks and a barracuda. Our hike up to the top of the island was rewarded by breathtaking scenery.
Our final destination was Christiansted, St. Croix. Bob collected his family's van from the shipping company- probably the most difficult part of the move- and then made multiple trips in the dinghy to transfer their boxes from our boat. It was great fun sailing with them, but we're sure they are very happy to be on terra firma and ready to devote their energies toward their missionary tasks. We wish them well!
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