July 4 this year was spent at Carnival in St. John. The pictures tell the story...

Anne and I had a great sail to St. Croix. This was one of our first blue water experiences, traveling over deep Caribbean waters. The boat sailed fantastically, and we had a wonderful time in Christiansted, having met some very interesting people from Denmark and South Africa.

Few weeks ago friends Sam and Diane decided to take a few days off from working in their dive shop. Unfortunately, their dive boat had died--the prop shaft decided to break in two!! Making the best out of a bad situation, they took a few days off and came sailing on the Bel Ami!!

Gerard, one of the more interesting characters in the world of St. Thomas, decided to try out some new island footwear. Stinky Feet!!!!