British Virgin Islands

Dinghies tied up to a dock
Taking our dinghy to a restaurant on shore.
An airline worker stuffing luggage in the wing of a small plane
The plane to Tortola was so small that the luggage had to go in the wings. The pilot also sized each passenger up and decided where we would sit to evenly distribute the weight.
A hand on top of a nautical chart and next to a course plotter
Navigation planning using a nautical chart, course plotter, and brass dividers.
A woman standing on a paddle board, surrounded by boats on mooring balls
Taking a stand-up paddle board out in a bay.
Four different rum cocktails lined up next to each others
Painkillers and rum punches, the most popular drinks in the BVI. Every bar and restaurant serves them.
Swim shorts drying on the railing of a boat
My shorts drying after a swim in the ocean.
Vanessa watching the sunset from an infinity pool while having a cocktail
Vanessa enjoying a cocktail from the pool at Nova on Oil Nut Bay. Our boat is in the background, tied to a mooring buoy.