Our planning for our charter began 2 years prior, where I was planning for my wife’s 50th birthday! As huge Kenny Chesney fans, we dubbed this her “50th Bar at the End of the World Tour”! I had explained to Derek how we wanted to visit some the highlights we had heard about on No Shoes Radio and charted a course that allowed us to do exactly that! We went from St Thomas, to spend the evening in St John, to Norman Island where we hiked the island, jumped off the top deck of Willy T’s with both Derek & Peta and ended the day watching the Super Bowl with the crew at The Pirates Bight!
From there, we sailed to Peter Island, tied up to the shore for a relaxing day of snorkeling, another hike and an awesome meal highlighted by a gorgeous sunset. We hung out on the boat through the evening taking in all the stars you can’t see in the city or suburbs! The next day, we sailed up to Virgin Gorda, swam ashore, Peta and our group hiked to the baths and took in the amazing sites not seen anywhere else! We then sailed to the other side of the island to the Bitter End Yacht Club for lunch, met Drake the Rum Runner dog back on the Get Along for Happy Hour and then on to Saba Rock for an amazing dinner!
The next morning, it was on to Anegada where we rented vehicles to cruise the island. Lunch at Tipsy’s, snorkeling at Loblolly Bay and then back to the boat to get cleaned up for Valentine’s Day dinner at the Lobster Trap! After that, we went to probably my favorite place of the trip, Jost Van Dyke! Another swim to shore brought us to the Soggy Dollar for a Painkiller, a great lunch at Hendo’s Hideout before ending the day at Ivan’s! After dinner on the boat we went to Foxy’s and Corsair’s for “dessert” before we headed back to US waters the next day. The next morning we arrived at St John, checked back into the States and then spent the day on the island shopping, bar hopping and finished with a final dinner at the Longboard to reflect on an awesome week with the crew!
All in all it was an amazing week, an awesome crew who took care of our every need and an experience we will not forget anytime soon! – Thanks Derek, Paula and Peta!