After getting some supplies & food - fruits & veggies and eggs, we hauled anchor and headed out of Road Town Harbor. Our destination was Peter Island, about 4 miles across the Drake Passage from Tortola. We came into a nice little bay that SeaUs had told us about - called Deadman's Bay. There is a large hotel building on one hill that has wifi that beams out over the bay (& the beach where there are tiki huts & lounge chairs). We had wind with us, so we unfurled the jib and sailed across once we were clear of the harbor.

The water is crystal clear and there are some quite large turtles that hang out in the bay. While the hills do block some of the wind there is still a good breeze coming through the boat, so it's very comfortable sitting here. The water is nice enough that it's comfortable for swimming & snorkeling. Immediately next to Peter Island is Dead Chest Island. Supposedly, Blackbeard marooned 15 of his crew on the island with nothing but their sea chests & a b ottle of rum - hence the rhyme, "Fifteen men on a dead man's chest, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum."

It's a bit windy & wavey today as a tropical wave is moving through. We hope to take the dinghy over to Dead Chest Island tomorrow for some snorkeling. That's the island in the picture, taken from Inspiration