After eighteen months in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Don and I are definitely ready for a new flag and a new beer. The Starship is ready to go, Don has spent the last month finishing his must do list, I have just returned from the mainland where I helped Darci move to the Big Apple, and Daisy has had her shots. Time to go! With no weather threatening from the east we made an early morning departure into a gorgeous breaking dawn and flat seas.
An uneventful crossing to St. Thomas, avoiding this cruise ship was the highlight of our return to turquoise water and out of the mangroves. One of four that we passed that morning, or rather they passed us, I am sure we were an annoyance on their instruments as we tried to get close for a good pic!
Happy as we were to be out of our hidey hole the number of lost boats stranded ashore in St. Thomas was heart wrenching to see.
Regardless of the circumstances, unattended or unlucky, the sight of these wrecks was a grim reminder of the danger posed by hurricanes and a reinforcement of our Run policy.
As it started, the day ended with another beautiful sight, early for Christmas but what a greeting card it would make, and a reminder of the incredibly lucky life we have chosen.
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