The Lagoon, Benner Bay, St.Thomas

Monday 21st June
(No please don't worry, this isn't a picture of Daisy!)


Hoorah, blue sky and sunshine. Bob quickly burst my bubble by telling me to make the most of it, as it isn’t going to last, there is another front moving in behind the one that just passed us, and another behind that one, we will probably have rain and nasty weather until next Sunday, “OH joy”
We moved the boat alongside after lunch, and filled the water tanks, then motored around to the Lagoon, Benner Bay. Approaching the Lagoon is always a little precarious as it’s very shallow. Daisy draws 6’ 3” and the maximum depth in the marina is 7’. So we are only just able to get in, and had to approach with caution, at times we only had a couple of inches under the keel. I noticed a couple of boats that had sunk, but were still partially afloat in the shallow waters. We were able to come alongside on the T dock, and Bob and Edi walked to the shop to collect the life raft; poor Bob was a bit shocked by the $1200 bill. However, the raft was very overdue for a service, and at least we can rest assured that it’s all in good working order should (God forbid) we ever need to use it.
We left the Lagoon and motored over to Honeymoon Bay, on St.John for the night.