Sea Base 2017 recap

• 12 Scouts attended forming 2 crews each with their own boat
• 4 Adults attended – Thank You to all the volunteer Adult Leaders that made this happen
• Sea Base supplied the Captains
• Lots of sailing and world class snorkeling
• Each Scout sailed 56+ miles
• The total miles sailed by the Scouts was  702 miles
• Scouts each also hiked 5+ Miles
• The Total miles hiked by the Scouts was 72 miles
• Total nights camped 83 (7 per Scout)

(Edited to protect scouts identity)

Parents 

We all made it safe and sound to the hotel in Saint Tomas. We spent the day on the beach swimming and having lunch. Check-in to the rooms at 4 pm and most enjoyed a little nap. OK well I did anyway. 

Took a cab into town, had dinner and shop for breakfast fixings to prepare in our rooms in the am.

We will be getting scout S tomorrow and boarding the boats between 1-3. 

Looks like most of the dads have Cell Service so we should be able to keep in touch and or update you all from time to time. 

Posting a lot of stuff on FB, so if you not already my friend on FB, you should be. 

Enjoy 

Goodnight  

Day 1 on the boat.

Well we all made it on the boat safely. 

We got their orientation and enjoyed snorkeling in Christmas Cove next to Great Saint James Island after a short 1 hour sail.  

Beginning of day 2 
We are up now staring at the boat, I'll try to email again tonight. 

Beginning of day 3 at Sea.

The boys are having a blast we barbecued with the other boat and snorkeled in Mano Bay where we saw Sea Turtles. Today we are headed to Leinster Bay for a hike, and then lunch. 

Tonight we will anchor in Round Bay, and do some snorkeling.

End of day 3 on the water.

We sailed to LeinsterBay snorkeled and then hiked the Annaberg Sugar Ruins. 

All I can say is wow. 

Day 4

We got up early and sailed to Hurricane Bay where we snorkeled for a bit and got to see a 150 year old anchor ⚓️ on the sea floor.

End of day 4

Sail some more to Salt Pond Bay where we snorkeled some more and ate dinner "Pork chops".  

The other bait at on shore at the below resort. 

We  are currently at Concordiaeco Reort watching movie. Yes, watching a movie, on shore 

then a short swim in the dark, back to the boat, to sleep. 

"Wait the captain on my boat planned on surprising the boys with fresh made apple turnovers" for Scout M, M, C, S, N and F.

We have only seen the boys from boat-1 a few times as we spend the night in different places most of the time. Today was one of those days. Mostly we pass each other from time to time. 

We are having lots of fun let me tell you!

Both boats are up, tomorrow early and back at it. 

Beginning of day 5

We got up and snorkeled today after having French toast on the boat. Then we went on a hike to Rams Head Point. 

Left and sailed out to sea for a bit. 

End of day 5

We stayed the night in Christmas bay again with the other boat. My boat ordered pizza from the pizza boat the other boat ate on the boat, we snorkel some more and went to bed.

Beginning of day 6

We got up early and sail to Solomon Beach, where we meet the other boat. We snorkeled to the beach and hiked to Cruz bay on Saint John’s island and shopped for the day and had lunch.

Ending of day 6

We sailed back to the marina where it all started and ate our last meal with all the other scout troops and got our patches and told stories of our adventure.  

Sleep and got up cleaned the boat and made our way to the airport.