Bitter End Yacht Club and Saba Rock 3-14

We had a peaceful night at anchor in Leverick Bay. Lounged around most of the morning and then raised anchor and made the long trip to the Bitter End Yacht Club. (about 10 minutes). We grabbed a mooring ball right out front, jumped in for a quick swim and then headed in. Pick up a couple of souvenirs at the store and then hit the beach. What a great place.

 

 

 

 

 

After the swim, we head over to Saba Rock for lunch. Its just a little island off the beach, but turns out to be a great place. The dinghy dock is right at the restaurant, which sits on the dock above the water. Good food, right on the water with an amazing view of the bay. This is now one of my favorite places. Unfortunately the camera battery died while we were there, so not many pictures. But we’ll be back.  (Did I mention happy hour from 4-6 with $2.50 painkillers!)

From the back side of the island you overlook Eustatia sound, and beyond the reef – nothing but ocean. Its a calm day but you can still see the occasional wave breaking over the reef.  The weather is still looking good, so our plan is still to make the overnight sail to St. Martin on Monday night. We got a few tips from Capt. Bob on clearing out of BVI and using the southern passage at round rock to start our trip. We’ll check the weather again in the morning, then top off the fuel and water tanks, clear out after lunch, and hit the open ocean around 3-4pm.