BVI Sailing
We absolutely crushed this trip. It was late October and we were sitting in a small cabin in East Tennessee. I was on call for work and Casey had come to visit as well as do some motorcycle riding through the amazing autumn foliage of the Appalachian Mountains. We had done an incredible amount of planning for a sailing trip to the BVI, but our schedules hadn’t lined up with the availability of a boat. Before heading out on a morning motorcycle ride we stopped in a coffee shop and Casey got a phone call from the sailboat charter company. A boat was available, but the notice was extremely short. The saleswoman knew we probably wouldn’t want to book it, but she decided to check anyway. Within five minutes we had pulled the trigger on a week-long sail in the BVI. The next day we flew home, grabbed our gear, and took off for the warm turquoise waters of Tortola.
This was indeed a last minute trip. Calls were made, schedules rearranged, and flight plans confirmed all in the span of a few hours. But at the end of the troubles, our sailing plans were set in motion and we had a great time. Casey and I sailed all over the BVI and stayed on anchor every night. It was a real victory for our first time chartering a boat.
