British Virgin Islands
     
     Subject: Log February 1st, 2000
     Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2000 07:15:46 -0500
     
     From: W2LSI@cho.win-net.org
     To: rudys03@ibm.net
     
     
     We have gone back and forth between the British and American Virgin Islands a
     few times and I have some favorite places I would like to share with you.  My
     favorite snorkeling spot in the American Virgins is on St. John's.  It is called
     Leinster Bay.  When Jaclyn and I swam around Watermelon Cay in Leinster Bay
     we saw about 30-40 star fish and two sea turtles and fantastic soft coral. Jaclyn
     dove down and swam with the turtles as she did with a dolphin on Jost Van Dyke.
     When we took Tom and Phyllis Smith, Lorrayn Pickerell and David Manners we
     also walked to an abandoned sugar planation on a hill across from Watermelon
     Cay. Many of the buildings were still standing and the stone walls were awesome.
     My favorite snorkeling spot in the BVI's is the Indians off of Norman Island.  As
     we went around an Indian, we saw hundreds and hundreds of fish dancing in the
     currents.
     
     Other places of interest were the Baths. We walked thru the maze of geological
     wonders of Huge Boulders at the Baths to the other side called Devil's Bay.  At
     Bitter End, Virgin Gorda, we hiked up to the Biras Creek Resort to take in the view
     and to take a peek at how the rich people live!!
     
     After a week with the Poughkeepsie Crew we stopped at Cooper Island. Lorrayn
     treated all of us to a cottage by the sea.  We haven't slept off our boat in months. 
     It was a strange feeling not being rocked to sleep, but we managed!!!  It was
     fantastic there!!!  We had a great lunch, did some snorkeling, read by the beach and
     had a fantastic dinner.  We all played cards and went to sleep.  The next morning
     we met in the Gazebo for breakfast.  What a wonderful ending to a fantastic week
     with friends!!!
     
     After finally clearing customs , we were off to St. Martin's on 1/31. Rudy went to
     watch the Super Bowl Game , so we left Virgin Gorda at 11 P.M. On our way
     Shawn and Jon on Sasse Too told us that St. Barth's was having Carnival and
     headed there instead. We made great time even though the seas were rough (6-8
     feet coming from several directions) making it an uncomfortable passage. After a
     shower and some food, we invited Shawn and Jon to one of the movies Lorrayn
     had given us.  The next day we walked thru town and ate at every French bakery
     we passed.  Today the
     four of us rented a car and toured the whole Island, stopping at several beaches
     along the way for a swim and a walk on the beach.  The coast is one of the most
     rugged Rudy and I have seen except Hawaii.  It is so beautiful with the mountains
     and rock coming straight to the sea.
     Love to all ...  Faith