Lost is the soul of a boatless man

Monday, April 25, 2011

There's this place

Lameshure Bay is one of the most beautiful spots on this
planet. A quiet spot on St. John that I had the pleasure of
anchorage. Very few sailboats were there which led me to believe
that it was a well kept secret. The first night we were visited by sea turtles
and jack fish at our stern. The fish helped eat our leftovers,
that we saved from Coral Bay the night before.
 The almost full moon painted a sureal picture above our boat.
Four other boats shared the National Park Bouys, an honor pay
15 $ a night system. Very protected from the land swell of the Atlantic
Ocean (north side) . We were rocked to sleep by a gentle breeze from the SW.
  The next morning, after a banana muffin, coffee breakfast.
We took the dinghy to the beach were we spent the morning snorkling.
We saw alot of tropical fish and coral, brilliant colors, and the bouyancy
of salt water made swimming easy. A red starfish and blue and yellow angel
fish were highlights. We also discovered the old ruins of a sugar plantation.
It was cool to see the huge pit burners that boiled cane to sugar.
The slave quarters still stood but only the foundation of the large house still stood.
Isn't it ironic? All in all it was a memory I will keep a long time.
There's this place............

2 comments:

  1. Oh, the romance of it! Sailing into a secluded, little-traveled bay, sleeping on the boat, exploring the shallows (and the land) by day. The urge to run off and join you is overwhelming (much good I'd be on a boat, though!)

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  2. I still have my memories of the Islands from forty-three years ago. The incredible clear blues of the water, the buoyancy swimming you mentioned. And while I was at Caneel Bay across St. John from where you anchored, I, too, was fascinated by some sugar mill ruins.

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