We done arrived...

We have arrived! Land never looked so inviting! We anchored the first night off St. John, one of the 3 islands that make up the US Virgin Islands. We launched the dingy, went ashore, kissed the ground ( well, at least thought of doing it because it is kind of embarrassing to do so and very dirty), had a strong rum punch or 2 and a good meal. It felt so good to have finally arrived after the long month it took us to get here!
Our crew fly back home the next day and we have been visiting a few islands of the British Virgin Islands. It's been very hot but the evening are comfortable. For Thanksgiving we had Cornish hens grilled on the BBQ. Not quite a Thanksgiving feast but not bad either! We have been to Norman Island, Cane Bay Garden, Tortola, Peter Island, and Marina Cay. Jost Van Dyke is a dutch island everyone goes to when down here. There are a couple of beach bars constructed out of whatever scraps can be found and it is a beautiful beach. Of course we had the notorious Painkillers which is a powerful rum drink that goes down very easily. We staggered back to the dinghy, found our way back to the boat and took a nap. Dinner was the buffet at Foxy's followed by the playing by a local band.
This type of traveling is wonderful and it gives us much freedom to go wherever we want and when. But, with a boat, there is a lot of maintenance and something is always going wrong or breaking down. We have had problems with the water system, toilets, refrigerator, and rudder. Fortunately, Peter is very handy and knows these systems well. But everyday is a new surprise of something that has to be fixed. 
We are off to sail to Virgin Gorda now. My, what a life!