Swim Vacation, Day 4, by Heather

Another full day, another fantastic BVI day. It’s almost hard to believe!

We got in the water a little late this morning, somehow all of us up to a slow start. Captain Rich moved the boat half way out of the Bight of Norman Island, and we all jumped in for our BIG morning swim. We warmed up with some stroke drills lead by Will, and then proceeded to an over 2 mile swim. Past the caves (where once was treasAAAAAAAR found) and to the very southern end of the British Virgin Islands. We swam back to the boat and found bacon, eggs and toast waiting for us.

We decided to give our swimmers a break and make this our one-swim-day. In spite of that, we all managed to spend more than 6 or 7 hours in the water, between snorkeling the caves of Norman and then hours of crazy water toys in Little Harbour of Peter Island, where we are now moored for the night.

The seas have calmed for us it seems, and we can hardly believe we are sliding down the back half of our amazing SwimVacation week

We’ve all gotten to know each other pretty well in our time together so far, and it has been so much fun to discover little-known facts about each of our guests:

Linda was one of the first women engineers and has traveled the world in that capacity. Now she plays water polo, swims, rows and sings in a choir.

Keith once met the Queen of England while playing clarinet in the 48th Highlanders Military band.

Mark has two kids and two grandchildren, and he just. keeps. swimming. No matter how much we swim, Mark swims more. He just can’t get enough.

Chris eats one cup of blueberries every day, and has a sneaky, devilish sense of humor that cracks us all up when we least expect it. He’s also a junkie for the Predator.

Steve is a stock car racer and always laughs at my dumb jokes. He loves trimarans, sailing, the ocean, and swimming (welcome to SwimVacation!)

Adriana has had several brushes with famous folks, including Paris Hilton (as an infant - Paris, not Adriana), Tom Cruise, Oprah Winfrey and Glenn Close.

And those are just a few facts about our intrepid group of SwimVacationers. We’ve enjoyed our days and nights together, and will continue to for the rest of our special week.

-Heather

Chris has asked to contribute to the blog tonight, and I’m so grateful! Here he is:

Greetings to Hopper, Cortney, Liv, Gaffney, and Fletcher, we miss you here Hop.

My goal for the trip was to take every opportunity to swim that the trip provided. It has been more than
I could have imagined thanks to our fantastic guides Will and Heather and the excitement they have brought to each day.

I’ve gotten into the routine of Swim, Relax, Repeat... the way a vacation should be!

-Chris