Michael and Jack just got back from the perfect trip...sailing the Caribbean with all guys and no drama! What an incredible opportunity to spend time together with Uncle Wes as captain and the "crew" of Dan, Brian, and Reed. I know it is a vacation they will never forget!
Getting to the British Virgin Islands proved to be a challenging adventure for these two guys. The plan was a flight from Houston to Miami, and then a flight from Miami to St. Thomas. From there, they would take a ferry to Tortola.
Unfortunately, Houston had some big storms that morning, and their flight to Miami was delayed. We rescheduled the Miami-St. Thomas flight, hoping they would make the connection. After running the entire length of the Miami terminal, the missed the flight by minutes. In fact, the airline closed the door to the plane early and that is what caused them to miss the flight. I didn't know they could do that, but apparently it happens all the time.
We tried every which way possible to get them down to the islands that afternoon, but it just wouldn't work. So they had an unplanned overnight stay in Miami. I guess there are worse places to be stuck! They headed down to Miami Beach and ate a good dinner at Gloria Estefan's restaurant Larios.
The next day Michael and Jack finally caught their flight to St. Thomas and ferry to Tortola. They arrived a day later than everyone else on the trip, but were really happy to be there!! Here is their boat - the Breakaway.
Michael enjoying his first sunset on the boat. Kristy had hats made for all the guys with fun titles!
On the first day, they sailed from Norman Island to the Baths on Virgin Gorda. They discovered that their dingy motor was broken so they couldn't get off the boat there. So they continued on to Leverick Bay.
Jack and Reed got to try their hand at the wheel.
This is the best way to relax on the boat!
Thanks to Suzette's provisioning, the guys had lots of food on the boat.
More relaxing around the boat
Jack brought his hammock.
And sometimes you have to go inside to get out of the rain!
From Leverick Bay, they sailed on to Anegada...more on that later!
Looks like an incredible trip and I am glad to hear they weren't delayed too long. We visited Virgin Gorda before kids but would love to go back some day! Can't wait to read more about the trip! Have a great Sunday!
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How fun! Can't wait to hear about the rest of the trip.
ReplyDeleteSo cool! My neighbor does this every spring, and I love following along with the adventures. Couldn't pay me to do it- I'd be the one person to find an iceberg in the Caribbean and capsize!
ReplyDeleteI've never been but it looks beautiful there! I can't wait to read more about the trip!
ReplyDeleteI feel like I'd be jealous if my boys got to do that! Although I don't like boats!
ReplyDeleteWhat a special trip!! So glad they were able to join the other guys pretty quickly. Storms sure impacted a lot of Summer travel. I'm impressed with the amount of pictures you have of the trip. My husband only snaps one or two when he travels without me haha :) I'm sure your guys will always have the best memories of adventuring together.
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