Depart VBI Arrive USVI

We departed one island paradise for another today. It was hard to leave at the Rotarian friends we developed for the last week but we know we now have lifetime family, A steel band played for our departure from Tortola. Must was loud and beautiful at the same time

Tortola group

Shelli-Sarah-Jenny

Archie-Sarah-Euriniece-Barbara

Steel drums at the ferry!

Today we said our goodbyes to Tortola! We definitely did not want to leave and tried to figure out how to get the next ferry back over :) Yvonne has been fantastic as the chair for the gse team and has done a fantastic job coordinating with all the other Rotarians who made this possible-our host families Lewis & Shelia, Archie & Euriniece, Tom & Barbara & Richard have been so generous to open their homes & lives to us. Charles, Scotty, Darrlyn, Percy, Vance, Mary...and everyone else on Tortola- Thank you so very very much. Yvonne said that we have enriched their lives and we definitely feel the same! We not only have learned alot about our vocations, culture & life but also made some lifelong friends - Can't wait to see you soon
! Even though we don't want to tell our new friends in Tortola goodbye, we are ready to head out for new experiences & adventures - people, places, food & clubs. (Scott said he was Tortolas 2nd stoplight since he was so red from the caribbean sun yesterday...ouch....)
St. Thomas you better step up your game because here we come - you gotta bring it :)

Tortola: Sailing, Rotaract & Quitos

Island hopping & sailing the BVI! We had the priviledge of taking out the Chris Marie catamaran with Skipper John Shirley along with Yvonne & Charles. We enjoyed a day of sailing, island hopping to Peter Island where we jumped off of the boat into the Caribbean Sea towards the white sand beaches. We then sailed over to Norman Island where we snorkled the caves & Yvonne grilled fish. Even though we slathered down with sunblock the Caribbean sun is fierce and we got a bit crispy...but nonetheless it was FANTASTIC! (we are working folks...today included some cultural experiences :)
We rushed off to the Rotarct meeting which has such a incredibly motivated & hilarious group of young adults making a positive impact on the local community, Tortola, BVI and the World. The Rotaracts invited us to their usual Friday night hang out Treasure Isle where we sang Karaoke & had some local appetizers of conch fritters, spicy fries & wings. Jason took care of us(advertisement for Treasure Isle: join their facebook page!) he is at the top of his game & after a few flips of the bottle he torched some flaming mojitos which was spectacular. A few of us headed down to Quitos to see Quito & the Edge do what they do best...music. What more could we ask for? how about not to make us leave tomorrow???