Hayden & Radeen walking the closed cruise ship dock of St. Croix
Arrival into the United States Virgin Islands after our wonderful ocean sail of 425 nautical miles direct from Grenada to St. Croix. We dropped anchor, washed all the salt off Island Spirit and then made breakfast and then crashed. After a wonderful sleep with the boat NOT moving, we dropped the dinghy and went for a swim in the crystal clear waters. Ahhhh, the beautiful virgin islands where the water is crystal clear and here in 30 feet, we can see the chain out to the anchor. That is wonderful. After a few days of rest, we did go for a walk on the locked up and closed cruise ship dock, but this was the only land we stepped on as covid-19 shut down the island and we will quarantine 14 days onboard.
Laundry In a Bucket
We have been washing clothes for months in a bucket…Sailing the Mack Sails Code Zero into Pizza PIAnchored out off St. Johns living a dream, watching sunsetsThe T-shirt map of the USVIThe closed up shops of the cruise ship dock in St Thomas, COVID SADThe closed up shops of Charlotte Amalie and the main shopping area…COVID SADThe Logo of the USVIFull moon rise over Island Spirit off Water IslandTypical tourist photo op, St. Thomas on the cruise ship dockSailing out of USVI for Puerto RicoSailing south to St. Croix USVI to visit friendsThank you “Caribbean BILL” for this amazing mooring ball in town, St. Croix, we love it hereSt. Croix at sunsetOn our friends mooing, thank you Caribbean BILLLook at this mooring ball location, right off town…..perfect…St. CroixDate night, St. CroixCaribbean Bill and Cindi, our hosts in St. Croix. Thank you so miuchNight shot of our boat off St. CroixThis says it allTypical Caribbean SailingRadeen at the helm, sailing St. Croix for St. Thomas USVIAnchored off USVI, St. John and Honeymoon BeachRequired selfie off Honeymoon Beach St JohnSunset over St. Thomas as seen from St JohnsThe dust from the Sahara Desert blew inThis is life on anchor with the sun shade upOur windshield and the Sahara dustRadeen at the helm and taking charge of the boatOff to Red Hook for some provisionsTypical scene in the USVI as we motor back west to townThis is THE PIZZA PI BOAT, yes, you can order pizza from this boat.Pizza Pi, and look…..it is not a burnt one! YESMoon over St Thomas
So, as you can see, living on a boat off the USVI is a dream life an we really enjoyed this. COVID has hit the USA and the world and we have been waiting here for it to die down. Well, it never really did die down, so we moved to Puerto Rico, hauled out and flew home to Philly, PA, USA. We will return here in Nov, and resume our sailing and living aboard.
