Cooper Island, BVI

As we try to please the wind, we postponed sailing from St.John to St.Maarten. Instead we made a short trip to Manchioneel Bay on Cooper Island to wait for the promised NE wind. We arrived early, only a few of some thirty moorings were taken. We picket one farthest from the shore to avoid bugs' bytes at night. The beach is beautiful there, with a few neat cottages and a restaurant, shaded with tropical blooming trees. By the nightfall all the moorings were taken, late comers had to anchor in the shallows near by. Boat next to the boat, we couldn't see the beach any more. Most of them were charters, as the British Virgin Islands are a popular area for them. I caught two snappers from the sandy bottom, one for dinner that night, one to freeze.