by Riesling Andersen Conway

In February 2011, we went on a week-long sailing trip in February with our good friends Bryson and Cindy.  My favorite part was when we went snorkeling.  We saw so many interesting things in the water, like coral, interesting fish, and seaweed.  From on the boat, it looked like there were sharks in the water, because there were big, black blobs made from the coral.

We went to a place called the Baths and it was really fun.  There were big boulders that were in mid air because they were holding on to each other.  You could go inside the rocks into a little cave and then the water trails in and you can sit on little piles of sand and try to avoid the water.  We went to a place where you go to hold on to a rope and go up a steep hill of rock.  Once we got up to the top, there was a man selling towels and t-shirts.  Then we had lunch and I at conch fritters.  Then we hiked back down to the beach and I ate a cactus berry on the trail.  I had a massive stomach ache the rest of the day.  Then Bryson Hall squished a berry and told me what was inside it and I wished I had not eaten it because it did not look very good.

On Jost Van Dyke, we hiked up a mountain and on our way we saw a little rock and in it was a little baby goat.  Big Bryson picked it up and showed it to all of us.  Then he thought he saw the mother of the goat and gave it to her.  I think she was very pleased.  We hiked more and we got to the Bubbles, which was a big water pool.  There were rocks in the middle of the pool of water.  Splashes came a lot and sometimes they were really big splashes.  They made foam, which is why they call it The Bubbles.

Our week long sailing trip was a fun and interesting thing to do.  I enjoyed it very much.  When I got home, I could not wait to go on our next sailing trip.

Check back for more posts on our 2 week sailing adventure this summer and how we bought a boat.