Any plans to head to USVI, SVI or St. Martin?

We did a one-month trip in the fall and provisioned for a week at a time. If you have a freezer then its worth buying proteins up front. For shelf-stable staples we laid in a bigger supply where the prices warranted. The cheapest prices and best quality were in Fajardo, Tortola, St. Thomas and Culebra. Virgin Gorda and St. John were okay for light re-provisioning. Jost Van Dyke is okay for ice and eggs.

We anchored out the majority of time. The only place that has an anchoring fee is on the north shore of St. John within the national park; then only if the moorings are full an you anchor. We do not anchor at the main Cooper Island anchorage (drag) and Little Harbor, JVD (depth).

The most we've paid for water is $0.40 per gallon. We prefer Leverick, Saba, Sopers Hole, Nanny Cay, VGYH, Jost/North Attitude for water, in that order. If you're drinking tank water, its worth bring an inline hose filter, sold as RV filters. In the USVI, we prefer Crown Bay, Yacht Haven Grande and Red Hook on St. Thomas. Puerto Del Rey in PR is cheap and big.

We bought a router from Digicel and we're happy with it. AT&T when there is line of sight to St. Thomas and St. John.

A lot of the cruising families are headed south at the time of year to avoid hurricane season. We meet bareboaters with kids on a lot of the beaches. I'm a big fan of attending local Sunday worship and having a chance to meet folks; the rest of crew not so much. I recall a group of kids at Neptunes on Anegada making great summer sport of grabbing sharks by the tails and pulling them on the beach.

Have fun, relax, the time will go fast.

Cheers, RickG