.........Frigate flying overhead in the VI'sWe sailed to Coral Bay in St. John with the anticipation of surprising our buddy Chris on S/V Christa. We anchored in haste and got out the binoculars to scan the anchorage for Christa. We didn't see her so Phil took out the dinghy and searched further. No Christa to be found. I knew from his blog that he was supposed to be in Coral Bay so we were disappointed. We thought we had missed him. We were determined to get in touch so we called his cell...no answer. Then I thought.."let's check the internet one more time." He had posted again and there was a video clip that showed him on a "day sail". We laughed...."a day sail"??? We have been day and night sailing our tails off, to just sail in a circle did not compute! However, he revealed his anchorage in the clip which was just around the corner at Johnson's Bay. Off we went to say hello. We were knocking on the haul and finally he appeared. He looked at us in denial. "Adamo?" He couldn't believe his eyes. He had been on our blog where we had just posted the Dominica pictures so he figured that we were there. He was totally surprised! Mission accomplished! He was dumbfounded and even said that he saw us come in, but knew it just couldn't be us! We then went to Skinny Legs, a bar and grill, in Coral Bay. It was great to catch up on each others adventures which always includes much laughter. We ate burgers that were unbelievably yummy, Welcome to the US and A!
The wind was blowing to the tune of 30 knots or more. We were glad to be in an anchorage and not sailing in it. As we looked out the window we could see Chris jumping around in his cockpit. We called him on the radio. "It's a gale!", he yelled. He had his engine on and was in full battle mode. Again we laughed as Chris is obsessed with the weather having spent the hurricane season in Salinas, Puerto Rico where several hurricanes brushed by. He checks the weather several times a day. We, on the otherhand, are more relaxed about the squalls having experienced them frequently while sailing and feel secure in anchorage especially after Mike has dove the anchor.
We went for a farewell dinner at Skinny Legs. Once again it was a night full of laughter and fun. After dinner he introduced us to the local wildlife.
Speaking of wildlife. Check this lady out. What do you think is going through her head??? There's a saying in the Virgin Islands: "if your here, you're not all there."
