{"id":2661,"date":"2014-04-18T17:25:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T22:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2014-04-18T17:25:36","modified_gmt":"2014-04-18T22:25:36","slug":"sailing-in-the-bvi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=2661","title":{"rendered":"Sailing in the BVI"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I have often done in the past, I had to go to Tortola in the British Virgin Islands for a few days. \u00a0This time I stayed an extra day and went sailing with some friends. \u00a0What a great day it was. \u00a0 The itinerary was to head out towards another of the BVI’s ; Jost Van Dyke.<\/p>\n

Here is our Catamaran for the day ; the view is while I was snorkeling in the clear waters off Jost Van Dyke.<\/p>\n

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Awesome waters colors, just like in Cayman<\/p>\n

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This is where we did the snorkeling. \u00a0Nice & calm spot.<\/p>\n

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Next we made our way to “Sandy Pit” which for me was the highlight of the whole day. \u00a0Sandy pit is a tiny deserted island a few hundred yards off Jost Van Dyke. \u00a0As you will see it is absolutely picture perfect.<\/p>\n

Here is is from the boat; quite a popular place as you can see. \u00a0What you see in the picture below is essentially 90% of the island ; the picture cuts off a small part on the right.<\/p>\n

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On the island … WOW!<\/p>\n

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So that was my sailing day in the BVI. \u00a0The other really neat thing about my trip was the flight to\/from San Juan. Since American Airlines stopped service to many of the small islands from San Juan, I took a flight on “Cape Air”.<\/p>\n

Cape Air provides air service to Tortola via San Juan on 10-seater Cessna’s. \u00a0A friend of mine had told me about a particularity of this air service and I made sure to use that information for my benefit : There is only one pilot, so if you ask and are quick enough, you can sit in front with the pilot, in the co-pilot seat \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Here I am in the co-pilot seat just before takeoff.<\/p>\n

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Enjoying the view from the front seat<\/p>\n

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Sitting right next to the most important man on the plane … if anything happens to him, I have to fly. \u00a0Probably not a good idea!<\/p>\n

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Finally, here is a short video of takeoff from San Juan. Its such a different view from what i am used to sitting in a “normal” plane looking out the side and often over a wing.
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