Finally, we were under way.  We put the jib up and motor-sailed to Benures Bay, which is a quiet bay on Norman Island in the BVI’s.  We stayed in this bay last spring, so we were familiar with it.  The sail over was perfect and we thoroughly enjoyed being out on the water again.  This season we picked up a mooring ball close to shore, which was fabulous.  The water was a beautiful turquoise color and very clear.  When snorkeling we could easily see the sandy bottom.  Unfortunately, there were not many fish in the bay, but it was nice to get into the warm water.  We did have schools of goatfish swimming under our boat.  And, when looking through the escape hatch under our stairs, I saw something big swim past – most likely a tarpon but I couldn’t see it clearly enough.