Friday, June 29, 2012
Oil Nut Baby
We had a few "BVI firsts" on Saturday - which is becoming increasingly rare as we creep up on our 3rd anniversary of living here.
We went boating with the Shands who have a house on Great Camanoe, and while we've done that plenty of times, we stopped at two snorkeling destinations that were new to Michael and me!
One of Ginger and Rodney's daughters, Leslie is visiting with her husband Shae. You may remember, we hung out with them during their last visit in 2010. They too have had a baby recently, but their little girl stayed back in Mississippi.
The first stop was Great Dog, where was saw some beautiful parrot fish and some harmless jelly fish. Thank goodness they didn't sting - one ended up in my bathing suit! Here is half of the crew on the boat. Leslie was missing her baby girl so she stayed with Anna Drake while the rest of us snorkeled.
Anna Drake sure was taken with Shae...or maybe it was the other way around. How cute is that?
Our next stop was Saba Rock for lunch. This tiny island pretty much consists of a restaurant and a small hotel. That's it! We had the lobster tacos and they were really good!
We also traveled beyond the North Sound on Virgin Gorda, past the Bitter End Yacht Club and Saba Rock and onto one of the most beautiful bays in all of the British Virgin Islands. Oil Nut Bay is unlike any other spot, I've ever seen.
The water is crystal clear and shallow - that's the big difference. It reminds me of the Bahamas. There are stretches of white sand, that reach from one of the big bay to the other. And where there are patches of seagrass you can find inhabited conch shells and other sea things. I found this queen conch and brought it up to the surface for this photo! It was huge!
The inside of the shell was the most beautiful shade of pink; the photo does not do it justice! We also saw a beautiful sting ray and a few sea turtles. It was stunning!
We got Anna Drake in the water and she loved it too! Thanks to Leslie and Shae for taking all of these wonderful photos... We have misplaced the cord for our underwater camera, so we haven't been able to recharge it for months now!
As you can see, it was an absolutely gorgeous day. And one, we were grateful to spend with our dear friends!!! What could tomorrow possibly hold that could top this???
We went boating with the Shands who have a house on Great Camanoe, and while we've done that plenty of times, we stopped at two snorkeling destinations that were new to Michael and me!
One of Ginger and Rodney's daughters, Leslie is visiting with her husband Shae. You may remember, we hung out with them during their last visit in 2010. They too have had a baby recently, but their little girl stayed back in Mississippi.
The first stop was Great Dog, where was saw some beautiful parrot fish and some harmless jelly fish. Thank goodness they didn't sting - one ended up in my bathing suit! Here is half of the crew on the boat. Leslie was missing her baby girl so she stayed with Anna Drake while the rest of us snorkeled.
Anna Drake sure was taken with Shae...or maybe it was the other way around. How cute is that?
Our next stop was Saba Rock for lunch. This tiny island pretty much consists of a restaurant and a small hotel. That's it! We had the lobster tacos and they were really good!
We also traveled beyond the North Sound on Virgin Gorda, past the Bitter End Yacht Club and Saba Rock and onto one of the most beautiful bays in all of the British Virgin Islands. Oil Nut Bay is unlike any other spot, I've ever seen.
The water is crystal clear and shallow - that's the big difference. It reminds me of the Bahamas. There are stretches of white sand, that reach from one of the big bay to the other. And where there are patches of seagrass you can find inhabited conch shells and other sea things. I found this queen conch and brought it up to the surface for this photo! It was huge!
The inside of the shell was the most beautiful shade of pink; the photo does not do it justice! We also saw a beautiful sting ray and a few sea turtles. It was stunning!
We got Anna Drake in the water and she loved it too! Thanks to Leslie and Shae for taking all of these wonderful photos... We have misplaced the cord for our underwater camera, so we haven't been able to recharge it for months now!
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2 comments:
Amelia, I always read your blog posts - except the times I'm so green with envy that I just can't bear to - LOL.
I just have to say that I LOVE VIRGIN GORDA. Have you parasailed there? I can't imagine that it would be better anywhere on earth. Just sand and sky forever.
I love the updates. It *is* a great adventure!
Thank you! We have yet to try parasailing...maybe we'll have to! I followed the link to your blog, and I'm working on a post that you'll be interested in - Tortola has its own CSA and we visited the farm today in fact! It was soooooo cool!