Slow Cruise

We didn't stay long second time around in BVI - visited only few places we had missed the last time.

I didn't find BVI very appealing for a regular cruiser. The whole place is geared toward boat chartering business - en masse, they go from one mooring ball to another mooring ball, from one restaurant to another restaurant, using boat as a mean of transportation.

Things are expensive here and mooring balls at USD $30 per night take over best places, leaving very few good spots to anchor.

Coming to US VI second time was like coming back home - you know where things are, services and supplies are accessible and reasonably priced, English is spoken, etc.
Just like living at home - taking bus to get around, picking up groceries, walking city streets, sitting in the park, swimming at the beach.

The choice of jewelry here is just overwhelming and prices are quite reasonable, so we got a nice BD present for Larysa (of course, the theme is sea).

Spanish VIs have that casual laid-back atmosphere, where it seems no one is in real rush - partying and relaxing takes precedence over work. I kinda like that attitude, except when I need some work to be done.
One day, we rented a golf cart and explored the entire Island of Culebra - it was fun.

This year, we hauling out our yacht in the yard on the East coast of Puerto Rico - we're back on land in Canada for several months.