Britton's Marina Cay Day

We all woke up & went to the breakfast buffet. Then the moms & I went to the store while the boys did the boat checkout. Once we got back from the store we unloaded all of the groceries and got ready to leave. It was really choppy & windy so the boat was about as uneven as it could get, (that made my stomach hurt). Then after sailing 2 1/2 hours full sail & 20 knot winds and mistakes with the ropes, we really finished our first sail! Then while the dads were all hooking up to a mooring , Shannon with her eagle like eye sight saw a humongous sea turtle. Though sadly, we did not have enough time to take a picture before it quickly & smoothly stuck itself back under the water, (so cool"!). Then we ate sandwiches for lunch. After lunch we took the dinghy and went snorkeling. Below is a list of everything I saw in Marina Cay.
Trumpet Fish


Horse-eye Jack
Rainbow Parrot Fish
Juvenile Angel Fish
Long Spined Sea Urchin
Blue Chromis
Blue Tang
Stoplight Parrot Fish
Smooth Trunk Fish



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Turbo Prop Time

Plane to Tortola


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Homework time in San Juan

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And some iPod time!

San Juan, PR

Here for four and a half hours. John almost didn't get on the flight to Tortola because the flight was over weight. He got the last seat!






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Charlotte, NC

We were here for an hour and a half waiting for our flight to San Juan


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Long day of travel!

6:00 am in Kansas City


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20 Questions - Griffin

What is your name?
Griffin
How old are you?
11
Have you been to the BVI before?
No
What are you most looking forward to?
Scuba diving
How do you think it will be with 9 people on a boat for 9 days?
Not packed but a little jammed.
What do you think it will be like?  Describe what you think you will see.
Lots of fish and islands.
What do you think you will see when you are scuba diving?
Fish and coral.
How do you think traveling to and from the BVI will be?
Long and tiring.
What will you do on the plane?
Read, do homework and play my iPod.
What types of fish do you think you will see while snorkeling and diving?
Sharks, rainbow fish and stingrays.
What fish/creature do you most want to see?
Sharks
Estimate the number of different types of fish you think you will see.
20
What job will you have on the boat?
Manning the dinghy.
What do you want your nickname to be on the boat (your boat-name)?
I don't want one.
Do you have a boat-name suggestion for anyone else?
No.
What do you think swimming with the dolphins will be like?
Really fun and interesting.
Will anyone accidentally fall in?  Who?
Maybe...
How many sunny days will we have?
8 or so.
What will you miss most while you are away from home?
I don't know.
What do you want to eat?  Drink?
Seafood.