The trip down was pretty good. Day one was nasty though. After five days of strong SE winds, the sea was a bit of a mess off Halifax and it took a full day for it to settle down with the new wind. The rest was awesome. Great sailing, great weather. Oddly not much sea life though.
Right now the boat is tied up at the customs dock next to Delawana, also from Halifax. They are leaving later today as it looks like Hurricane Paloma will not be an issue this far out into the Atlantic.
Our plan at the moment is to leave tomorrow for Jost Van Dyke in the BVIs. We still need to fuel and provision and we want to give Paloma one more day to move on before we head out.
St. George's is a pretty cool place. It is where all visiting boats must go to clear customs so there are lots of sailors here and because of that, lots of stories, and again, Goslings.
The day after we arrived we made a run into Hamilton and slid into the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club for a beer.
Tied up on their main dock was Virgin Money/Speedboat. It is frigging huge. If you don't know the boat, google Speedboat and sailing. Standing on the dock there was no way I could a get a picture of the whole thing. Each winch on the boat is worth more than Vagrant. Too bad the speed record attempt ended so badly for them.
Sun is out today. Looks like a visit to the beach is in order. Haven't seen the sand here yet this trip. It's not like sand anywhere else. It's pink, and made from ground up coral so it is very soft when you walk on it or pick it up. If I remember the camera, I'll try to get some pictures.
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