Saturday, January 3, 2009

Movie Night Set Up!


Capt Chris
01/03/2009, Coral Bay ST John

Here is a picture of the movie night set up on Water Island. Enjoy!

Capt Chris

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Good Times In the VI!


Capt Chris, weather is beautiful
12/31/2008, Honey Moon Bay, ST Thomas

Janina took this shot the other day while we were over on St Thomas। From left is Christopher Burton from Wandering Dolphin, the sea maiden RJ then the kid followed by Lynne and Nick from Wakefield RI.

My worlds all kind of collided recently. Now Lynn and Nick have a place on Water Island which sits right off of St Thomas. It just so happens it is the same spot that Wandering Dolphin is based out of. Even funnier is that Janina met a new friend RJ on Christmas. So Janina took a day to visit RJ in St Thomas while I took a day to head on over to see Lynn and Nick on Water Island. So RJ planned on taking Janina to see a movie on the beach which just so happens to be playing on Water Island pretty much in the exact spot I was already planning on going to. Reunited again. So for good measure we got in touch with Wandering Dolphin and took this shot. I am in the twilight zone. Movie night on Honey Moon Beach is something special. Every Monday the local residents stretch a piece of canvas between two palms and project a movie up on the screen. It really is wonderful to sit on the beach and take in a movie with great friends.

Now Lynne and Nick are just the greatest. I've now known them for 17 years. They own a boat yard/marina in Rhode Island near where I was stationed at Point Judith Coast Guard Station. I took a job with the them on my days off from CG duty to paint bottoms or pretty much do whatever. I have since kept in touch with them. In fact when I had Christa trucked from California to the east coast I had the boat delivered to Silver Springs Marine in Wakefield. Lynne, Nick and Dave Olsen took care of me and Christa during all the upheavel.