Happy New Year!

The first blog of the New Year finds us back in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Following Deb's visit to California for Thanksgiving our friend Dave came to sail with us for two weeks and enjoyed some fabulous weather, sailing, hiking, and swimming. And as Dave is an extreme carnivore our BBQ finally got some much needed use and Daisy oodles of rib bones. The main delicacy in St. Thomas is definitely the BBQ ribs! We explored the sights of the main harbor of St. Thomas, Charolette Amalie, by foot, by car, and by boat, along with our other fellow trimaraner John on s/v Buddy. A major port of call for cruise ships and mega-yachts, Charolette Amalie has everything duty-free from Gucci to diamonds to rum. We stuck to the rum and have decided that while the views and beaches at the world class resort of Caneel Bay, St. John's are beautiful, the best Painkillers are at Joe's Beach Bar on Water Island. These are the important facts that we cruisers are so dependant on and feel compelled to share!