Today is our guests last day aboard Jeannius. We have a good sail round to The Baths, and anchor in Spring Bay, a beautiful backdrop.
Photo: Approaching Spring Bay and The Baths
The Baths are a stunning formation of huge granite boulders. Where the sea washes in between the huge rocks, large pools are created and shafts of light play on the water to dramatic effect. All visitors to the BVIs have to see The Baths. I’m just glad I get to see them a lot!
Mike takes our guests ashore in the dinghy and comes back to fine tune material for the Poker Run tomorrow then I finish preparing the Chicken Pelau, an eastern Caribbean dish which has been marinating in the fridge since last night. The secret of this dish is the layer of caramel, the bun-bun, which you make in the pot at the beginning – this turns the chicken meat a stunning dark brown. Yum!
Realising they have a whole jug of rum punch to wade through before they leave, Gina and Mike make a start, and soon it’s not just the boat which is making Gina sway!
After lunch, Gina decides to go or a swim and before she dips her toe, we spot a huge barracuda swimming around the boat. They decide to take the dinghy to the beach to finish their walk. Very sensible!
All too soon it’s time to head back for Road Town, and our reserved slip in Inner Harbour. On the way back, I marinate the mackerel that Reid caught the other day and he then pan fries it. We eat it as an appetiser on crackers – delicious.
Back in Road Town we moor up at Inner Harbour and it is a race to get to The Dove in time for our 7 pm booking. It takes some time for Mike to hitch up to shore power and after my shower I am so hot that I need another one, but eventually it all works again.
At the restaurant, the food looks so good that we have our photo taken before we destroy the evidence!
Awesome. Going back for round 3 for me.
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