I was recently hanging out at the American Yacht Harbor in Red Hook, St. Thomas and I found a posting on the mast of a Lagoon 57 Catamaran. It was one of the best descriptions of the charter sailing experience in the Virgin Islands I have seen. ( The Caribbean Virgin Islands is one of my favorite sailing areas in North and South America.)
Lost & Found Notice:
Four Couples Celebrating Life Together On A Week’s Sailing Trip
Lost:
- Eight watches
- Eight pairs of shoes
- Eight pairs of pants
- What time it is
- Pale skin
- Four hair dryers
- Four bathing suit tops
- Four neckties
- Eight long sleeve shirts & blouses
Found:
- Sun Screen and an amazing tan
- Eight Sun Glasses
- Lots of fun t-shirts.
- Bare feet and eight pairs of flip-flops.
- Books you always wished you could have time to read.
- A new rum drink invented everyday.
- Dancing as if no one is watching.
- Notes in a journal.
- Meeting a new tropical fish every time you are in the water.
- The bliss of floating in the water with nothing to do but discover a new bird.
- Pretending you are in the movie Titanic and standing on the very front of the bow of the catamaran with your arms outstretched with the biggest grin you have ever had.
- Dangling your feet in the Caribbean, under sail while the dolphins are playing.
- Five-star meals being prepared out of the galley of a sailboat four times a day.
- Eating with your fingers instead of silverware, and no one noticing.
- A different “take your breath away” sunset at dusk each day.
- Discovering your NEW SELF!