Cruisin’ with Cruzans

And we're NOT talkin' RUM, although there was a bit of it on board in the ship's stores.

As many of you know, our son's family is serving at Youth With A Mission (YWAM) at the St. Croix-USVI base.  In January, the Christmas winds finally settled down enough for us to sail Bob’s family up to the BVI for a week.  Aslan and Lyla seemed to prefer “front row seating” near the bow while underway and I was usually sitting between them clutching a strap from both of their vests. While on route there and back, we passed the time (about five hours one-way) identifying shapes in the clouds, singing silly songs at the top of our lungs, watching flying fish skitter across the waves, eating snacks, and looking for dolphins in the surf and mahi mahi under the occasional floating rafts of Sargasso seaweed.

As crew, Joy, Bob, Lyla, and Aslan WORKED HARD-


En route: Bob and Danny landed a nice mahi mahi for dinner.

Roadtown, Tortola- BVI: Lyla manned the nav light on the way to shore.

   

On route to Salt I.-BVI:  Joy worked overtime entertaining the kids.



Norman I.-BVI:  Aslan was the master pizza chef.

 

Leverick Bay, Virgin Gorda, BVI:  Lyla helped weigh anchor.

 

       


…and PLAYED HARDER!


 
The Baths, VG-BVI: They hiked through 3 times!
   


A well deserved rest after hiking The Baths.

 

The Indians-BVI: Aslan dove down to see his scuba diving Dad.



Wreck of the Rhone, Salt I.-BVI: Lyla descends to her diving Dad.



Crew enjoyed action packed games of Spoons on many nights.
  Funniest quote came from Lyla  who said,
"Hey, why is there only one spoon left?" 

The Petroglyph Trail, St. John-USVI

   

Norman I.-BVI: One last swing on the davit lines.

Mosquito I. Beach-BVI: Do-It-Yourself crab races

Devils Beach, VG-BVI:  We had it to ourselves.

    

The Bath,VG-BVI: And a very good time was had by all!