Don't Sit On Fire Coral (Sailing the British Virgin Islands) episode 27
Hey Banana Family,
In this episode we continue on our sailing journey adventuring all the islands of the US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands. My sister and her family are still with us on the boat.
We start the day off with a calm morning. We loaded up the dinghy and headed to White Bay to see the famous Soggy Dollar Bar. We had visited Jost Van Dyke years ago in 2015 when Karver was just a baby so we were excited to come back and see how it had changed.
There were so many new structures built that it didn't even look the same!
Some of our favorite boat buddies joined us and we had a great day on the beach drinking Pain Killers and watching the kids play.
Afterwards we headed back to the boat and had a nice dinner of Potato Soup and homemade rolls on the boat.
The next morning we woke up bright and early and headed to Norman Island. We set anchor there and once again got back into the dinghy with everyone to check out a dive spot.
There wasn't a ton to see, but the boys found a lobster and that was exciting.
My sister needed to help her son Ridge with his snorkel gear and unknowingly sat on fire coral! Her butt was so red and swollen. Amber on Everyday Saturday told us to put vinegar and meat tenderizer on it to help with the pain.
I helped rub it all over her butt while many boaters passed by laughing. It was pretty funny and she was such a trooper.
The following day we sailed to Virgin Gorda for the much anticipated Baths. We caught a mooring ball there and swam into the beach. Things had changed quite a bit from the last time we were there. We headed to the pool/restaurant at the top of the baths first. We ate a snack and got some drinks prior to walking the super hot sandy path down to the large rocks. We spent the day exploring The Bath's of the BVI's. It really is one of the coolest places we have been.
Afterwards, we did some snorkeling around the rocks.
We motored to Cooper Island for the night and got some dinner at the local restaurant on the beach. The kids were pretty tired so just us adults went out for the night to hang out and chat.
The next day we did a big sail back to Charlotte Amalie. The Hanson's were staying their last night at the resort there before catching the ferry the following morning. We spam in the pool there, looked at boats and then said our goodbyes.
There was a storm coming and we needed to get to Peter Island that evening. We were hoping to do this before dark but unfortunately we didn't make it and ended up having to anchor with flash lights in the dark. Not ideal.
The next morning was kamden's 13th Birthday! He really wanted to spend it with Colette so we did a quick motor to Long Beach in the US Virgin Islands. We anchored next to Colette and they spent the day doing watersports.
That night they invited us over to celebrate Kamden. It was so sweet, they had decorated their boat with Happy Birthday Banners and Ellie even made Kamden a homemade cake.
We were so grateful for their kindness and it made Kamden's entire birthday!
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