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Days of yore....going back to the islands....
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10/31/2018 11:24 AM
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I've read quite a few bits of advertising over the past year saying things like "come to the BVI and enjoy less crowded anchorages, fewer boats", and the like. I actually hope that there are plenty of boats around this season to support all the businesses and folks that work there. It has been too long since (last trip was in 2013) we were last there but it looks like March 2019 is our next trip! Dreamin' every day about the trip. A lot has changed from what I can see but much remains the same, the people and the beautiful water and land. My wife and I are traveling by ourselves this trip, we've chartered a 37' mono with Conch, Has any body chartered with Conch recently? We chartered with Pro Valor in the past and we were always pleased with the personal touch that Jim and Cecilia and their team gave us. I think the first time I went to the BVI was 1983 or so. I scanned some old slides (remember those) from some earlier times......enjoy. Things have certainly changed since those days. I posted some of these years ago on the old board, sorry to those that have been around a while.....  Who can identify the locations in these old pics. #1 ![[Linked Image]](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1952/31778060678_3f2b645e7a_z.jpg) #2 ![[Linked Image]](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1921/31778060968_f9e3cf9139_z.jpg) #3 ![[Linked Image]](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1956/31778061868_a434a8c042_z.jpg) #4 ![[Linked Image]](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1906/30709548477_efdbbc91ea_z.jpg) #5 ![[Linked Image]](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1905/43832288740_e9431a3ce8_z.jpg)
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Re: Days of yore....going back to the islands....
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10/31/2018 09:34 PM
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I've gotta play!
#1 Marina Cay #2 Cane Garden Bay #3 Saba Rock #4 White Bay #5 Bitter End
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Capt D (Caribguy) s/v Mollie Jean "When I go to heaven, I want to go from the islands..it's closer"
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Re: Days of yore....going back to the islands....
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11/01/2018 12:07 PM
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Here is how I remember the pictures, my memory isn't as clear as it used to be, so another good reason to go back!
#1- Saba Rock #2- Great Harbor- This one is open to debate, but I'm going with Colleen. #3- Marina Cay #4-Deadmans Bay #5- Bitter End looking at Prickly Pear. I had a second opinion that it might be Drakes because for some reason I remember the stone wall in front of the beach and patio dining area, though I don't recall seeing that many small boats moored there.
Someone said #2 was White Bay, during all of our early trips I never remember White Bay (JVD) as being on the list of possible anchorages.
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Re: Days of yore....going back to the islands....
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11/01/2018 12:43 PM
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#2 - When you posted these years ago, I found a photo I took in the late 90's...coincidentally from nearly the same position in Great Harbor and displaying the same geography in the background. I'm confident it's Great Harbor, JVD.
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Re: Days of yore....going back to the islands....
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11/01/2018 01:37 PM
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#2 - When you posted these years ago, I found a photo I took in the late 90's...coincidentally from nearly the same position in Great Harbor and displaying the same geography in the background. I'm confident it's Great Harbor, JVD. Thanks Ron, yes I (vaguely) remember your comment from back then..... Nat I found this old picture of Drakes Anchorage on line.....I suspect that there was a local mason that made the wall at BEYC as well as this one at Drakes... ![[Linked Image]](http://www.dragonnorth.com/pictures/drakes2001/big/dscf0989.jpg)
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