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- Get Ready...SAIL!
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:01:30 -0400
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Good afternoon,
On your mark.....get ready.....SAIL!! Winds are up and sailboats are out in full force today, They all seem to enjoying the steady trade winds. We have a wonderful temperature of 84 degrees, with winds out of the east south east at 15 mph. A great day to go sailing or just not stress about life and enjoy the moment.
Cheers!
the Mermaid Gardener
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- Windy and squally
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:58:36 -0400
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Good Morning!
It's a bright sunny day here with spotted clouds on
the horizon. Last night we had several squalls come through with misty
rain and then one shower that gave us a little bit more rain. Our
temperature is currently 79 degrees and winds are 12 mph out of the
east.
They are saying that we could get up to 82 degrees which will be
nice, I'm hoping to catch some sun rays later on this afternoon.
Yesterday
when I was driving into Road Town I saw that the Brandywine sign was
back up and they added a new smaller sign that said "opening soon".
Brandywine has been closed since I believe last year during festival. I
hope that they will be opening soon, it is always nice to have another
option for food on the east end of the island.
Last week I again tried the newest small "to go" restaurant in East
End. "La Mia". It's a small local place that serves breakfast, lunch
and dinner every day! I've had their breakfast burrito in the past and
it was wonderful. Last week I tried the Chicken Marsala pasta. That
was really good too!. You can call in your order and they make it from
scratch. Nothing is mass produced or held in the kitchen. If you are
in East End sometime it's right across from the East End police station
on the sea side. You can take it to go or they do have a couple of
picnic tables that you can sit, rest and eat your lunch.
Going to do my artsy thing this morning and enjoy the trade winds!!
Cheers!
the Mermaid Gardener
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- Da Lobster mon comin on da beach!
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:58:47 -0400
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Good Afternoon!
Had a great feast over the weekend! Was down at Trellis Bay having lunch with a good friend and several other friends up at the bar said hey there's the lobster man! They told me that if I wanted a lobster I should run over there and check out his lobsters! I thought sure why not I love spontaneity!! I pulled out a $20 bill and ran over asked him to show me a smaller lobster, and he went through him mesh bag and picked out the wonderful lobster! I said how much?? He said $20!! I said great that's dinner!! He was between a 2 -3 pound lobster. 
I wasn't quite sure how to handle this lobster, so the lobster mon gave me the tentacles to carry him back to the bar. There I was with this lobster flapping his tail at me....I was giggling and having a GREAT time!! The kind ladies at the Loose Mongoose put my lobster in the frig so that I could sit back down and finish my mid afternoon lunch. All the while my friend and I were trying to figure out what we were going to serve with this wonderful looking Lobster...... 
Decided on the way to cook this lobster we stopped at the new little Rite Way in East end, picked up asparagus, butter, garlic, lemon, and a bottle of nice wine. So that was dinner menu! Now it was head up the hill to get the pot hot with boiling water...we boiled up the lobster and sat down to a fantastic feast island style. I can't explain just how good that Tortola lobster was...but I can admit that there was not a speck of lobster left on our plates!! A great memory here in the BVI!! 
Maybe I'll do that again soon!!
OMG I was so excited about that lobster I forgot to write about the weather for you folks that may be coming down here soon!!
Winds have been up off and on over the last few days, Sunday was a stay at home and watch movies kind of day, rain, sprinkles, more rain, wind and cool winds. The temperature right now at dinnertime is 79 degrees, and winds are 14 mph straight out of the east. We have a 50% chance of rain tonight, that's good it will keep the islands green and the cisterns full. Tomorrow it looks like the projected high for tomorrow is 82 degrees, clear in the morning, and partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Well now that I wrote about that wonderful lobster I've gotten hungry, maybe leftovers?
Cheers!
From a beach lobster lovin mermaid gardener!!
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- Wintry mix of weather
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:05:24 -0400
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Good Burr Morning!
This mermaid is feeling the cold down here! Snow ???!! Where??? Only in my freezer that I had to defrost yesterday, hum maybe that's why I felt chilled?? Actually the winds were cool coming down from the North East. Skies are grey again and winds are steady out of the East at 9mph, but up here on the ridge the wind is probably 10-15 mph.
Sunrise broke this morning though a rain shower which really gave the impression of wintry skies. Wonder if the BVI has ever had hail? I'll have to ask around and maybe check in with Dear MissMermaid on her experience of living here.
Yesterday ended up feeling like I was walking sideways, inner ear problem I thought. I drove to Road Town and went into Eureka Medical clinic, did the walk in service. It was great no one was waiting so I saw the doctor right away. He diagnosed me with having not enough sunshine and warm weather......no really, he said that it was a sinus infection that is giving me the inner ear problem....not too many Dark and Stormy's, hence walking sideways!!. The interesting thing is that he asked where I lived, I told him East End up on the ridge line. He then said in the past few weeks he has had many locals coming in with the same thing that I have. He attributed it to the change in weather, off and on showers, and the wind being cold. Tis the season for the Christmas winds and sailors love them!!! They get to heal over if they want or have a nice quick down wind sail.
I have always been pleased with the treatment that I receive at Eureka Medical clinic even in November when I twisted my ankle they diagnosed it right on.
Now that I'm doing better with my walking sideways I hope to find a beach someplace out of the wind, just read a book and catch some sun rays this afternoon. For today's weather it looks as if we will continue this grey cloudy weather, with intermittent showers. It's 73 degrees right now they are saying we will get up to 81 degrees with a 40% chance of rain today, winds 10-15 Mph out of the east. The extended forecast looks as if we will cool off during the day and the average high will be 79 degrees. Could be worse....snow!!! No complaints here with 79 degrees!
This morning's dawn...a wintry looking sky!
Cheers!
the Mermaid Gardener
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- Movie and a nap
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:18:39 -0400
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Good Morning,
Okay call me a wimp but for several days now we have had rather cool weather here, especially at night. When I woke this morning it was 71 degrees Burrrr!!!! 
I slept with a light blanket on last night, windows closed. The winds have been gusty out of the north east, this morning they are 10 mph again out of the east north east. The weather guys are saying that we will get up to 80 degrees with a 30% chance of rain. From my point of view looking out over the channel the sky is more clouds than blue sky. Looking south there is some rain on the horizon another day of possible showers.
Have to say that I finally had an opportunity to go to the movies on Monday night with a friend. I've heard so many interesting things about this theater. We started our evening out by going to Capricio's for an early dinner, had a lovely antipasto, pizza, we split both of these and then I introduced my friend to Tiramisu. He just loved it, now he is on a mission he told me......to look for lady fingers in the bakery aisle and attempt to make it himself!! Good luck finding lady fingers, that sounds like it will be a 3-4 store shopping day!!
The theater is nice on the inside with a large restaurant area, which I didn't even know existed and we could have went there for dinner, but I think that the peacefulness of outdoor dining was exactly what the night called for instead of crazy loud music. The theaters are on the second floor, along with the popcorn stand. It's was funny we wanted to order pop for the movie, and asked the size of drinks, the gal pointed to the refrigerator filled with juices and some cans of pop. I asked "So the fountain drinks are not working? " She didn't quite understand my terminology about fountain drinks and pointed again to the cooler filled with drinks. We both said "Ahhh' okay two cans of pop. Next was attemping to buy popcorn, she had small, medium, and large listed on the sign, we said 1 medium....nope only small. So she gave us 2 small bags instead of a medium....I don't quite get the logic but figured okay fine with me. It must have been that there were out of the medium and large bags...."all finish" and the cargo ship hasn't arrived yet.....LOL
The movie we saw was the "The girl with the dragon tattoo" I've read all three of the books as well as watched the foreign films made from the books. I have to say that it was good, but I seemed to enjoy the Swedish films interpretation of the caricatures more than the American version. I did love Christopher Plummer in this version though. Hey I'm no Rotten Tomatoes nor Siskel and Ebert, it's just my humble movie goers opinion. The other bothersome aspect was that the theater had a poor copy of the movie, there were scratches in the film, like lines running across the screen.  I do have to tell you what was interesting was the ladder that was used to get up to the projection room which was right as you walked into the theater to sit, ladder, trap door projection room. The movie started and sorry to say there was no "Tom and Jerry" cartoons or a dancing hot dog to remind you to buy food, no previews, nope the movie started and off to the races we went. I was told that in theater one you can purchase a lazy boy chair, have popcorn that the girl brings you and you could sleep through a movie if you wanted. We were in theater 2 with no lazy boys....I may have to try going to theater 1 sometime to check it out.
I'm going to figure out my day, looks like a gloomy cold winter day here, I think I'll curl up with a good book, sip a cup of tea, and maybe pull the covers over my head and take a nap!!!
Cheers from this chilly Mermaid Gardener!!!
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- Squirrel..ie weather!
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:05:58 -0400
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Good Morning,
Yesterday was filled with squirrel..ie weather. The day started out nice with puffy clouds no rain but you could tell that the winds were slightly picking up. By around 2pm the skies darkened and it looked like dusk out. There were numerous scattered showers, several I saw over at Peter Island, and the haze seemed to be thicker. Winds picked up and it was a rather gloomy afternoon, no worries though we did not have any flying squirrels making it squirrel..ie. 
This morning there is a bit of haze as I look out over Sir Frances Drake Channel, earlier saw a cruise ship come in as well. Skies are filled with fewer clouds, and the sun is bright even with a bit of haze out on the horizon.
It's currently 75 degrees with winds out of the north at 10mph looks as if we may get up to 82 degrees this afternoon but there is a 50% chance of rain. After looking at the San Juan Radar most of the showers are south of us between Tortola and St. Croix they are moving west southwest, however when I check out Tropnet radar I do see a small line of showers that may be coming our way later today. It might be a good day to carry an umbrella. 
Yesterday my friends finally had to come back from their one week of sailing around the BVI to Tortola for their last night at the dock. They had spent Saturday night over at Marina Cay on anchor since all the balls were taken. It probably was due to the Polish Regatta that was still going on when they were there. Yesterday morning they pulled up anchor and docked at Hodges Creek and gave me a call. I was able to bring them up to my house making 2 trips. They had wanted to see my house and check out what living on the island is really like. The fun part was that they brought all their extra food and beverage for me. I was impressed that they actually didn't have very much to leave me. They provisioned well and ate all their meals on board except at the Top of the Baths restaurant. They were all thrilled at the showers at Spanish Town, as I knew they would be. The highlight for some of them was the Baths, others it was meeting Richard Branson over at Norman Island at Pirates restaurant. You just never know who you are going to meet when you are down here. My visit with them here at my house was a pleasant one they loved the view and enjoyed asking questions about living here on the island.
A gentle reader of stormcarib wrote me recently and said that Head and Shoulders shampoo works really well with salt water on the boat. I passed this on to the Captain of the charter and he thanked me for the gouge. He said that he will remember that the next time he's down sailing with friends. They were sad to have to get back to the boat, but they still had to sail down to Sunsail.
They are flying out this morning back to fly over country and I've heard that they will be arriving back home with just a little snow on the ground. Yikes that dreaded "S" word!!! 
Well no worries here about that "S" word!! Maybe just a passing shower!
Cheers!
The Mermaid Gardener
Enjoy your Monday!!
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- Polish Regatta at Trellis
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:51:03 -0400
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Good Morning,
Yesterday morning was hit and miss on the weather. We had spotty showers but nothing that put any amount of water in my cistern. At the time of the misty rain I had my electrician over installing a new outdoor patio light that I brought down from the states.
I know you are asking, do you not have hardware stores on island that would have lights? Yes, however the selection is limited and there are times that they have no inventory, as the locals say "All finish" meaning that they are out of stock, or the cargo ship has not arrived with their shipment, or they are no longer going to carry it. I usually will look over at Clarence Thomas hardware store, but if they do not have something that I like I then decide to purchase it in the states and bring it down. I'm sure TSA thought it quite weird to see inside my carry on an outside light fixture!!!
Once the rain stopped my electrician was able to finish the job. Afterward I met up with a friend and we went to Trellis Bay for lunch. We could not believe how crowded the mooring field was. Unbeknown to us there was a Polish Regatta and memorial plaque service being held over on Bellamy Island for Wladek Wagner, who circumnavigated the world from 1932 and completed it in 1939. He died in 1992 and would never see this day but so many others are commemorating his circumnavigation. This marks the 100 anniversary of his birth and 80th anniversary of his circumnavigation. I'm sure that there were at least 30 boats flying the Polish flag in the mooring field. Quite the sight. Wlakek Wagner and his wife lived on Bellamy Island until Tony Snell bought out Wagner back in the 70's and created the Last Resort restaurant. There is so much history of this island that unless you seek it out or hear it from locals you will never know some of the interesting and very historic events that happened on the island. It was a good afternoon at Trellis.
Cheers to Wladek Wagner and his life's adventures and to those that are keeping the island history alive!
the Mermaid Gardener
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- Just a touch of pink!
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:42:46 -0400
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Good Morning,
It's currently 78 degrees but it feels like 75 degrees. Winds are 7 mph out of the North East. It's quite a pretty morning, looks as if everyone out on boats are still having bacon and eggs or just waking up. Very few boats are out sailing! There will be again a fair amount of motor sailing, but I suspect many folks will enjoy a lazy down wind sail with jib only. I love those down wind sails when I can work on my suntan, read a book and enjoy a beverage! Got to admit that I'm a fair weather sailor too.
One time when I had friends down for a fun filled week of sailing, my one friend was struck by how many chickens and especially roosters are free range here on Tortola and the other islands. Each morning he would complain about hearing the roosters at 430am waking him up. We laughed and tried to tell him that it is just the way of the islands, free range roosters and chickens. It never failed that if we picked up a ball or were at a marina like Spanish Town the roosters would wake him up. To this day when I talk with him about his trip down here sailing he inevitably will mention those pesky roosters!!!  We laugh and know that he's got a great story to tell his friends. I don't think he ever took a photo of one of the culprits that kept him awake.
I see so many tourists photographing chickens and roosters. I'm sure that if I took the time to look back in my photo's I'd probably find pictures that I took on my first visit here. After having spent time down here I really don't hear them signaling daybreak.
Maybe I'm already awake!!
I've been seeing sunrise most mornings enjoying the peacefulness of the island before the hustle and bustle of the day starts.
Yesterday I took this photo of some Vinca or others down here call it periwinkle, it's true name is Vinca. I have various colors of Vinca in my gardens that line my driveway and car port. They are forgiving when we have no rain and do love to drape down my rock walls. A pretty sight indeed!
Enjoy!
the Mermaid Gardener
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- Peek a boo I see you!
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:51:18 -0400
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Good Afternoon,
Temperature for those of you way up north is 79 degrees and winds are 6mph out of the north east. Seas are flat and Cooper is packed!! They are enjoying a nice sunset this evening. I have friends down from the north land flyover country down here sailing. They arrived on Sunday and after a bit of a slow start they are now out sailing. Their plans were to head out for Norman, pick up a ball, and go to the Willy "T". Day 2 was going to be Cooper but since they had a delayed departure I bet they are at Spanish Town and enjoying the Baths. Monday night when I was enjoying lasagna on the dock with them they were picking my brain for places to go and what was new in Tortola. I expressed my love of going to the Top of the Bath's restaurant for lunch. They thought that sounded like a great plan, I advised them to stop in to the restaurant before they walked the paths in case there was a cruise ship over at Spanish Town. They bus the cruise shippers up to the baths and it can be very difficult to get in for lunch without a reservation. 
I know that they wanted to have a really nice shower at Spanish Town. The guy who is the Captain for the week, him and his wife have been down here many times and know just how nice the showers are at Spanish Town. His guests were all miffed by how excited we were about showers. Well I tell you the showers at Spanish Town are all marble and beautiful. Having a Hollywood shower is the best of all, a nice long hot shower, not the quick conserve water on the boat shower with marginally luke warm water! I'm sure his friends will be thrilled after not having had a nice shower in a few days!! 
They probably had to put out the jib, the main and motor sail today. There just was not much wind out there. I don't mind since over the past few days the trade winds have been up high. There was no way those no see ums can bite me in that kind of wind. Too bad since I enjoy dousing the bites with rum, yep that good old wives tale remedy. A little dab on the bite will do it and a little shot in my dark and stormy. Helps those no see um bites, they just don't seem to be quite so itchy.
Hum wonder if that Rum on the bite is effecting me???? I bet it's more likely the stormy and dark......ooops the dark and stormy......hey pass that rum back here I think I need to take care of that no see up bite on my tongue!!! LOL
Cheers to no see ums!! Good excuse for a dark and stormy!!
the Mermaid Gardener
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- Hummingbirds vs trade winds
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:34:13 -0400
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Good Morning,
We have a bright and sunny day here after an evening of some squally weather. Had one huge squall that put a fair amount of water in my cistern. The winds whipped up as it approached the island and it blew quite hard. Today even the hummingbirds are having a difficult time flying in the wind. Winds are ENE at 15 mph so the hummingbirds are looking for a bit wind shelter. I've seen several come to my feeders this morning but they are finding it difficult to hover and drink the nectar from my feeders. Right now I'm seeing the green hummingbirds. We have several varieties that make a stopover here in Tortola as they make their way up north once spring has sprung. Will keep my eyes open for the other varieties.
Yesterday I saw this lovely hibiscus that was stunning just at sunset. Enjoy!
Cheers!
the Mermaid Gardener
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- Showers here and there....
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:10:40 -0400
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Good Morning,
Winds are up again after just a couple of days of lower wind days. No heavy rain showers over the past few days. Did have a few scattered light showers last night. This is our dry season so it's important for all of us whether you are on the land or in a boat to conserve. I know a friend of mine was saying that he had to haul quite a bit of water to his boat via dingy since the docks are completely full this time of year with charter folks. With no rain those sailors who are live aboard attempt to collect water much like I do here at my house. I have 2 cisterns that are in good shape right now, and one that is way low. I normally at this time of year collect the shower water that initially runs cold first into a bucket, with that water if water my container plants. Hate having that water just go down the drain. My plants love it. Today's forecast is for temps to be at 78 degrees, and winds out of the east 12 -16 mph. Seas will be 1 foot or less.
This morning looking out over the Sir Francis Drake Channel the skies are dotted with clouds that look more like rain clouds to me than the normally happy puffy Caribbean clouds. We have filtered sun peeking through.
Not many sailboats are out yet, mainly working boats are doing the morning runs to Virgin Gorda and elsewhere. I think it might be a good day to hit the beach with a book and catch up with friends.
For those of you possibly arriving soon for a charter vacation, no hurricanes are on the horizon!!
Cheers,
the Mermaid Gardener
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- Warm, Sunny, Perfect Beachin' Weather!
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- By DearMissMermaid at aol.com
- Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:41:12 -0500 (EST)
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Beautiful sunny day, just perfect for some serious limin' at
da beach.
You can't lay on the beach all day drinking
rum...
if you don't start in the morning.
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- Update
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- By Da Wayward Sailor <dawaywardsailor at aol.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:05:24 -0500 (EST)
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Winds are now about 8 knots from the East at East End and the area forecast is for 12 to 14 with a bit of North to them, overnight with seas of 2 to 4 feet. In the Sir Francis Drake Channel they appear to be at the lower end with just a slow swell to roll da boats 
We should see an increase in winds over the next few day, with winds more from the East 14 to 19 knots and it looks like the forecast for Friday could be near 21 knots, with seas moving to the 4 to 6 foot range. Isolated Showers are in the picture and temps should be the standard, low 80's for highs and mid 70's over night. Really just about as good of weather as one could hope for... in January!
Look at that glob off the Gulf Coast of the Florida Panhandle  Have friends in the area and they indicate they are getting several inches of rain and it is moving East and as it does the part over the Gulf of Yucatan could be heading our way which may improve our rain chance but make the days far less sunny than we like to see 
The moon has been about as full as it can get for several nights. You walk almost anywhere and not need a light for anything. Best chance for rain appears to be Saturday night.... we had a couple of short showers today but not much accumulation and I had to do the tank fill thing on da boat . Got about 30 gallons and had 15 already in Jerry Cans so I should be good for a few days. Will probably make a run to North Sound over the next week or so and when I do, they have several locations where you can pick up a mooring ball and with the overnight fee of $25 you also get 80 gallons of water and a bag of Ice which in this more remote and higher priced area is a fair deal 
I noted in the recent Mermaid Gardner post that she reported the Sneed leaving West End under tow. I would have loved to see how they got him free from the shore as Hurricane Earl pushed him beam on the beach and one side... think it was Starboard was high and dry and appeared to be several feet into the sand and he has stayed that was for over a year. Had dinks hanging by single lines looking like pirates that had been hung and left to hang until they fell apart with age. Hope he finds a good useful place. I also was told he was moved to Jost Van Dyke but have not seen it myself.... maybe in a couple of weeks, I may head over to take a look. It has been a while since I've visited Foxy or the Soggy Dollar and I have a few request for Foxy's stuff for a few friends. I don't think I even have a Cap anymore with the logo 
I have been busy on and off da boat for the past couple of weeks but have been attempting to keep an eye out for interesting things.... then it happened.... I was Shanghaied and taken to a distant island!!! More later!!
Wayward.
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- West End pizza journey
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 17:38:03 -0400
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Good Morning,
Friday seemed to be a really good day for hitting the beach down at Smuggler's Cove, having one of the best hot dogs on the beach and just limin. As I drove down from East End towards the west, this pesky rainstorm kept following me. My friend and I decided after passing Nanny Cay that it could be a wash out kind of afternoon, no sunshine for this Mermaid. Switched our plans and set off for West End to check out the Jolly Roger restaurant. Over all the years that I've been here I have never stopped in for food or refreshment. My friend said "hey a great new experience! And they have good pizza!" I was all up for getting out of the rain and enjoying a pizza.
The rain continued as we ordered our lunch and I was glad that we didn't go to the beach. I'm sure that the no-see-ums would be out in force in the rain. When that happens the only good place to be is in the ocean. I rather liked just sitting under cover enjoying my really good pizza! Ordered extra cheese and I think that made the world of difference.
While we were eating the Leonard Sneed was being towed out to an unknown destination. The Leonard Sneed from what I've been told was towed over from St.Thomas to Soper's Hole in hopes of making her a dinner restaurant and anchored. That never transpired as it was washed ashore during hurricane Earl. there she has been for several years listing to one side. It was interesting to see her being towed away to a new destination, maybe a salvage company bought it or she will be recreated into a dining restaurant somewhere else. We heard that it was towed over to Jost. Also saw one of the Husky towboats come in for pizza from the Jolly Roger! Great pizza at the Jolly Roger!
Will keep my ear to the cocoa nut telegraph line if a new dining experience is in the works for Jost Van Dyke.
Cheers!
the Mermaid Gardener
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- Stunning Beauty
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- By DearMissMermaid at aol.com
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 13:19:32 -0500 (EST)
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Picture perfect in paradise. Anegada has hundreds of
wrecks for diving and exploring. The reef has claimed many boats. The islanders
are quick to salvage anything off a wrecked boat once it is abandoned. I could
spend a lifetime at Anegada, the beauty is awesome. White powdery sand beaches
for miles and miles. Indeed while out hiking the beaches, I have often come
across sun bathers who were working at eliminating their tan lines. 
Weather is balmy barefoot days.
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- Morning sunrise
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 07:30:24 -0400
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Good Morning,
I'm up early and enjoying a cup of tea. Last night rumors were that we would possibly get some rain, That never occurred and our winds have died down, plus they are out of south east a bit. Not the usual blowing Christmas winds. Temperature today is forecast to be 82 degrees, right now the winds are 13 mph out of the east. They have moved the rain to today, we have a 70% chance of rain during the day and 50% tonight. So for this Mermaid Gardener that means no tread less flip flops, no long island cute dress that I could trip on and holding on to handrails when available. I'm still mending my ankle from my hydro planing on slippery rainy steps in my tread less flip flops at friends house. My four step wipe out was pretty dramatic and bruising! Literally!!
Saw sunrise this morning, there was a rain shower over on Virgin Gorda coming towards Trellis Bay but at this point it's not looking like a wash out day. However, you never know of the island the weather can change
Yesterday I spent a little time out on my patio watching the passing clouds and happened to see a Michelin Man surfing. He seemed to be waving or really just enjoying the easy trade winds that he was surfing on. We are still experiencing north swells at 5-7 feet. I suspect that the surfers are waiting for bigger swells to come in before they hit Apple Bay or Joshia's Bay. Other than the Michelin man surfing surfers will continue to check the Marine forecast before making the trek out.
Cheers!!
the Mermaid Gardener
Sunrise
Mr Michelin Man the surfer!
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- Happy New Year! Just a bit of snow here!
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- By mermaid gardener <mermaidgardener at gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 10:30:29 -0400
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Good Morning and Happy New Year from the BVI!
It's bright sunny day out so far, overnight I had a few hard rain squalls with winds up really high here on the ridge line of the mountain. I'm sure that I had wind gusts around 23 knots. The rain was enough to trickle into my cistern and I could hear it flowing in there. There was one cruise ship that arrived earlier this morning. I'm thinking that they probably sent them over the Cain Garden Bay for the day. I may be heading over there myself to spend the afternoon walking the beach and meeting up with friends.
Had a wonderful New Year's Eve with friends down at Nanny Cay, I brought Country style sauerkraut with baby back ribs and polish sausage. My girl friend and I had talked a couple of weeks ago about my early Christmas up north and that I served my family the same traditional meal for it. She said OMG does that ever sound good, so we hatched the idea of having pretty much the same meal but having other friends bring some food as well. Our dinner consisted of Calico Bean soup, black eyed peas, and my friends husband kept calling beans.....LOL....and the Country style sauerkraut and ribs. For a bit of the Caribbean my wonderful housekeeper had made me a "Black cake" for the holidays, and I brought that. It was surprising moist, of course there was a whole bottle of libations poured over the cake, and it was very tasty. A small piece goes a long way!! At midnight Greenwich mean time we cracked open the champagne and toasted to the New Year as one of my friends was talking to his wife in England we counted down the clock and blew our party horns into the cell phone.
I do have to tell you that earlier in the evening we had a snow man making contest! I have to say I don't know what it is with this thing about snow in a can because my friends at Nanny Cay had a can of it. Right after sunset they opened up the can and made snow. It was the weirdest thing! We made a snow man on the bow of the boat!!! I was a bit worried that we would have to purchase a snow shovel since we were not really sure how much snow came out of that can!!! No snow shovel or a "Upper scooper" the snow in the can made just enough for one snow man with eyes! We all laughed and had such a great time watching the snowman being pressed together and making 2 snow balls for his body!! So "Wayward" I think you are safe in opening your can of snow without needing to pull out your snow blower out of your boat garage!! Ha Ha Ha!! Have fun opening your can of snow!
To each and everyone "Happy New Year!!"
Cheers!
the Mermaid Gardener
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- Happy New Year
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- By Da Wayward Sailor <dawaywardsailor at aol.com>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 09:23:46 -0500 (EST)
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Small Craft Advisory in effect through late Monday night
East Winds for the next few days 15 to 19 knots, and should drop to the 8 to 13 knots by Thursday and have more of a Northeast element. Seas should run between 5 and 7 feet but build may build to 7 to 9 in North Swells by Thursday. Scattered Showers are to be expected with a 40% chance today and decreasing over the week. Temps should be about 84 today with lows of around 75 at night. Forecast show highs for this next week to be in Low 80's and evening temps about 75 F.
Just a short note today to wish everyone a Great New Year. Have had a very busy week as I think most have had and similar. Far too much to eat and probably drink and plan on doing a bit of beach walking later today with a nice large bottle of water and sun screen.
Will share some fun times in the next few days.... but for now, Happy New Year.
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- HAPPY NEW YEAR
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- By DearMissMermaid at aol.com
- Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 06:47:02 -0500 (EST)
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Here we are in twenty-twelve 2012
Day break in the BVI
A bit cloudy, but nice and warm. No snow
expected the next few days, so you can forget about snowboarding. Expect some
short scattered showers, but hey, that's a great time for a fresh water
rinse, for you, your boat, your dog...
A new year! The dawn of a new
error, oops era!
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