Seasickness and Sea Turtles
When I woke up at the marina in Road Town, I was hung over. Luckily, it was also the roughest sea we had yet faced. Even better, half the crew had already departed because of the ‘Rona.
The sail to Norman Island seemed quite a lot more wretched than the first time we took that path. That was the first day of our trip, with an amped up, cheerful crew. Now, it is one Captain and three others trying to make the best of a day in BVI, and at least one of us trying to hold down breakfast. The Captain had to Captain, Norte had to do stuff with the sails, and though I struggled mightily, I did my part to tie up to the mooring ball.
I can’t complain. It is in fact quite easy to make the best of a day in BVI. On the first day of our trip, we had moored in Kelly’s Cove, home of Willy T’s. On this last day, we were in The Bight, home of this glorious Pirate’s Bight beach bar and snorkeling spot. The most glorious part of all was seeing the turtles dining on sea grass on the left side of the beach.
After snorkeling I took a walk by myself up to a viewpoint at the north side of The Bight. I thought I might be able to see over to Soldier Bay and Benures Bay, but the trail didn’t quite crest the hill.
We headed back to Tortola in the evening, feeling much better life. We really got to enjoy this day to the fullest, and we finished it off by cooking a last meal on the boat. We were leaving first thing in the morning, and others later in the day. It had its challenges, but it was a great adventure.
