On Friday, Valentines Day, we headed for Road Town, Tortola, to drop Pia off. She was taking a ferry to St. Thomas to fly to Miami to visit family and friends. It was a squally day with lots of wind; we had several puffs at 30 knots. We anchored in Road Town and I stayed on the boat while Bryan and Pia took the dinghy in to check Pia out of customs. Bryan found out that in the BVI’s, the captain does not have to go to Customs to remove a crew member from the vessel’s manifest, unlike Antigua where it is necessary. Once another squall had passed (in which we probably dragged anchor a little - I couldn’t tell on the boat but Bryan was getting very anxious watching from shore), we pulled up anchor and headed to Norman Island. About halfway across the Francis Drake Channel, we were hit with another very strong but brief, squall. We picked up a mooring ball in the Bight, Norman Island and headed in to the Pirate’s Bight for a delicious lunner. The next day was squally as well, but we took advantage of sunshine the following day and snorkeled at the caves. Next, we headed for Soper’s Hole. Although the grocery store is not yet open after Hurricane Irma, Pusser’s is serving their delicious Painkillers and Lobster Salad. We also had a very tasty breakfast at Omar’s.
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