Visitors!

Sunny Ray gets visitors.  Yay!!

Sailing in the BVI with Ken was an excellent way to spend 9 days in November.  Wish it was longer.  His intuition led us to a new favorite place to snorkel... Great Dog.  We love going to the dogs!  There was so much to see - a reef with what looked like ravines of different coral and myriads of fish. 

Just can't remember if the painkiller at Foxy's was the first or second one sampled (maybe because of the painkillers).

Recurrent Shirley Temples.

 Some of our favorite places.....
Ruins above Waterlemon Cay overlooking Leinster Bay.

Sunny Ray is down there looking toward Mary's Point.

 Dale walking the planks at Marina Cay.

Ken on the trail at Marina Cay.

Red telephone booth - I want one!  Where's Dr. Who?  ...maybe we're in a time warp and we just don't know it....

The gang with trusty Olivia (thanks to Mr. Fixit).

Ken's last night with us on Christmas Cove.

Can't wait till your next visit, Ken!

The day before Ken left, our boat was overtaken by Czech pirates!  There are no pictures of the event as we were too busy fighting them off with broomsticks, but here is some of the aftermath:

Push-ups at swordpoint by Mary Ann. (In lieu of walking the plank)

Mary Ann, Dale & Betty resting after a fierce battle.

Martin gleefully relating the story of the initial takeover to Pavel.

Martin & Geerzi demonstrate the finer aspects of downwind sailing while Vlad, Dale, Julia, Yanna & Eva look on in wakefulness.

Jumping rope is mandatory on sailboats as Julia demonstrates.

Martin, after walking plank.

Trawling two Martins this time, but we didn't catch anything.

Vlad caught the sand diver for bait on the octopus lure.

Josef, Renata, Pavel & Martin enjoy a rain now & then.

Renata staying warm.

Lydie & her Mom Blanka on a sunnier day.

Bara getting her Vitamin D.  Pavel is at the helm.

Sweet Blanka is celebrating a big birthday on this vacation.

Josef was not carrying a sword - he doesn't need to!

Yanna trying to mitigate the effects of the sun.

Eva & Pavel discussing the current helmsperson (Martin).

Geerzi checking out his sea legs on the trampoline (before he walks the plank).

Eva and her personal sailboat.

Pavel at the helm.

A pair of Martins.

Betty & Dale along with Mary Ann were often caught reading together.

Captain Ray on the good ship Sunny Ray

Julia thinks that is funny

Dale & Betty in the surf

Double rainbow to the west over Little Lameshur Bay on the south side of St. John

Lydie, Josef & Martin took us on a hike through the forest from Cinnamon Bay.  It was so beautiful.  I don't think anyone found the elusive source of the divine cinnamon smell that so permeated the air. 

View from Chateau Bordeaux looking East

Thank you Ken, Martin, Lydie, Josef, Blanka, Bara, Mary Ann, Betty, Pavel, Eva, Martin, Renata, Yanna, Julia, Vlad, Eva, Geerzi & Zorka for sharing your vacations with us.  We feel so very lucky to have your company.  We had a blast!