{"id":11111,"date":"2020-05-02T19:20:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T00:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=11111"},"modified":"2020-05-02T19:22:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T00:22:34","slug":"usa-here-we-come-leaving-the-usvis-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=11111","title":{"rendered":"USA, here we come. Leaving the USVIs on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a long journey, getting to a point where we can say “we’re leaving the Caribbean and heading home”.\u00a0 In a way, it seems like only yesterday when we were in Martinique enjoying the days of Carnival.\u00a0 So much has changed.<\/p>\n

Our plans on departing have changed.\u00a0 As recently as yesterday Chris Parker, our weather router, suggested that leaving on Tuesday for Florida made the most sense.\u00a0 However, after speaking to him again today, he has changed his tune and now thinks we should leave on Sunday, the original departure date for the flotilla.<\/p>\n

The rub is that I had become focused on a Tuesday departure and am not quite ready.\u00a0 In particular, I had hoped to purchase a few more diesel cans in town but they won’t be in stock until Monday.\u00a0 However, fingers crossed, we probably have enough fuel as long as we can sail about half of the distance, so I won’t dwell on that.<\/p>\n

However, I do need to fill the jugs that I have on board as I emptied two of them, five gallons each, into one of the tanks today.<\/p>\n

So, the fuel dock opens up at 07:30 tomorrow and I’ll head in to fill the cans.\u00a0 Brenda also wants me to make a last run to the grocery to get some provisions.\u00a0 A rotisserie chicken will be a good first dinner out.<\/p>\n

Next, the dink on board and off we go, hopefully by noon.<\/p>\n

However, no post is complete without a picture, or two.\u00a0 How about some fish?\"\"Our son’s partner Melody gave me this great GoPro camera.\u00a0 I have underwater color correcting filters but they don’t seem to understand the exact color correction needed.\u00a0 Each filter is coded to depth.\u00a0 This one was for 5-15’depth.\"\"There were some nice modest reefs near where we had our mooring.\u00a0 I didn’t get the color filter quite right on this one either.\u00a0 A lovely French angel. \"\"I don’t know if these sea urchins are good or bad for the reef, but there are a lot of them. \"\"Well, I thought that I needed to put up some photos of fish before we shoved off, my first of the season.<\/p>\n

I had hoped to use the camera\u00a0 lot more this season but somehow I didn’t.\u00a0 Blame the virus.\u00a0 Thanks Melody, I hope to use the camera more next season.<\/p>\n

Actually, I do wonder when the next season will be.\u00a0 November?\u00a0 I have my doubts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Anway, we are out of here.\u00a0 Next stop, Florida.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope to put up some posts, sans photos, along the way but that depends on being able to spend time below if Brenda is doing fairly well.\u00a0 \u00a0Hard to tell.<\/p>\n

Wish us luck.<\/p>\n

Remember, you can track us on “where in the world is Pandora”<\/a>.\u00a0 And, on the shared Salty Dawg Flotilla page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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