February 11-13 Saba Rock

We stayed in the marina for two days to get the autopilot issue sorted out. To repair it would cost a $1200 part and $90/hour labor. A new motor/drive was $1400 duty/tax free and warrantied. We placed the order and hoped the dealer was on target with a 4 day delivery from the US. We decided to pull out of the marina and go play. We went around to the other side of Tortola and spent the night at The Bitter End and Saba Rock. We heard that the volcano dome on Monserrat had collapsed, sending ash and whatnot 6 miles into the air. No ash fall-out in our area but the skies were unusually hazy.

The Hooters boat and tender pulled up on the dock...no Hooters girls in sight.










Saba Rock and The Bitter End:











Saba Rock has a small aquarium with the anchor and other artifacts from The Rhone. Now, maybe it's just me but perhaps some of you will appreciate the humor in this memorial plaque. Or maybe it's not funny and someone just needs to write to the queen immediately. "the floundering ship". The word, friends, is "foundering".

"Oh yes. Consuela. I saw her on her way to her next star."

Just when you think you have seen enough super yachts, along comes this. Burns 700 gallons AN HOUR. Many other interesting tidbits here:

http://www.mindfully.org/Technology/2008/Motor-Yacht-A-Melnichenko16jul08.htm