British Virgin Islands (BVI)

Sails Secured with this Knot

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:45:51 -0800

Gordon Smith
Sails Secured with this Knot

Living on the edge of Tortola

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:46:14 -0800

Gordon Smith
Living on the edge of Tortola

First sunset at Jost Van Dyke island #1

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:47:11 -0800

Gordon Smith
First sunset at Jost Van Dyke island #1

First sunset at Jost Van Dyke island #2

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:47:15 -0800

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First sunset at Jost Van Dyke island #2

Looking through the porthole

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:47:23 -0800

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Looking through the porthole

Jost Van Dyke dive shop. The colorful and descriptive signs describing different dive locations as well as islands caught my eye.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:48:10 -0800

Gordon Smith
Jost Van Dyke dive shop. The colorful and descriptive signs describing different dive locations as well as islands caught my eye.

Jost Van Dyke Church

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:48:22 -0800

Gordon Smith
Jost Van Dyke Church

Caught in the net

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:48:32 -0800

Gordon Smith
Caught in the net

Fishermen's tools

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:48:53 -0800

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Fishermen's tools

Crashing waves near the bubbling baths

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:49:06 -0800

Gordon Smith
Crashing waves near the bubbling baths

Bubbling Baths. This area is found on Little Jost Van Dyke island. There is a small opening in the rocks that allow a very limited amount of the waves to crash into a small pool making a ni ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:49:15 -0800

Gordon Smith
Bubbling Baths. This area is found on Little Jost Van Dyke island. There is a small opening in the rocks that allow a very limited amount of the waves to crash into a small pool making a ni ...

Sunrise on Little Jost Van Dyke.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:49:29 -0800

Gordon Smith
Sunrise on Little Jost Van Dyke.

Illuminated clouds

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:49:47 -0800

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Illuminated clouds

Little Jost Van Dyke bay.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:49:59 -0800

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Little Jost Van Dyke bay.

Anchored ships #1

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:51:17 -0800

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Anchored ships #1

Anchored ships #2

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:52:14 -0800

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Anchored ships #2

Diver

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:52:20 -0800

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Diver

Footprints on Sandy Spit

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:52:38 -0800

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Footprints on Sandy Spit

Rocky view

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:52:55 -0800

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Rocky view

Cloud bathing. On this particular day, it was pretty cloudy but some people still tried to get a tan.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:53:50 -0800

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Cloud bathing. On this particular day, it was pretty cloudy but some people still tried to get a tan.

A break in the clouds allowed sunlight to hit the vegetation.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:54:18 -0800

Gordon Smith
A break in the clouds allowed sunlight to hit the vegetation.

These interesting plants grow in seawater. The colorful roots were my favorite part.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:55:02 -0800

Gordon Smith
These interesting plants grow in seawater. The colorful roots were my favorite part.

Several cacti are present in the Virgin Islands. This is one very beautiful specimen of a barrel-shaped cactus.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:55:12 -0800

Gordon Smith
Several cacti are present in the Virgin Islands. This is one very beautiful specimen of a barrel-shaped cactus.

Caught in another net.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:55:31 -0800

Gordon Smith
Caught in another net.

This picture is taken in the Bay of Anegada. This is the day that the sun came out and our trip became very tropical. This is my favorite picture from the entire trip. I felt that the beauti ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:55:36 -0800

Gordon Smith
This picture is taken in the Bay of Anegada. This is the day that the sun came out and our trip became very tropical. This is my favorite picture from the entire trip. I felt that the beauti ...

Loblolly Bay

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:56:57 -0800

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Loblolly Bay

Loblolly Bay #2

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:57:25 -0800

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Loblolly Bay #2

Loblolly Bay #3

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:57:34 -0800

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Loblolly Bay #3

The evening catch

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:57:41 -0800

Gordon Smith
The evening catch

Leaving the island, going back to the catamaran

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:57:51 -0800

Gordon Smith
Leaving the island, going back to the catamaran

Sunrise from Anegada

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:58:07 -0800

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Sunrise from Anegada

Contemplating Leverick Bay on Virgin Gordon

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:59:01 -0800

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Contemplating Leverick Bay on Virgin Gordon

Persistent British influence

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:59:07 -0800

Gordon Smith
Persistent British influence

Captain's preparations

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:59:26 -0800

Gordon Smith
Captain's preparations

Directions to the dive shop

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:59:51 -0800

Gordon Smith
Directions to the dive shop

Eternal bathers. These rocks have been taking a bath for centuries. This and several following pictures were taken at The Bath, which is a national park in the British Virgin Islands. I had ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:59:56 -0800

Gordon Smith
Eternal bathers. These rocks have been taking a bath for centuries. This and several following pictures were taken at The Bath, which is a national park in the British Virgin Islands. I had ...

The Baths #2

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:00:09 -0800

Gordon Smith
The Baths #2

The Baths #3. I feel like the black and white brings out the texture in these incredible granite rocks better.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:00:25 -0800

Gordon Smith
The Baths #3. I feel like the black and white brings out the texture in these incredible granite rocks better.

The Baths #4

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:00:38 -0800

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The Baths #4

The Baths #5. I tried to capture the waves crashing over this large boulder on the beach in this picture. Beautiful colors were present in the sky and the clouds as the sun was rising.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:00:53 -0800

Gordon Smith
The Baths #5. I tried to capture the waves crashing over this large boulder on the beach in this picture. Beautiful colors were present in the sky and the clouds as the sun was rising.

The Baths #7. I'm not sure if there is a prettier color of water then this beautiful green.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:01:23 -0800

Gordon Smith
The Baths #7. I'm not sure if there is a prettier color of water then this beautiful green.

The Baths #8. There was a very large and stately ship anchored off shore.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:01:34 -0800

Gordon Smith
The Baths #8. There was a very large and stately ship anchored off shore.

This is taken from Devils Bay which is a short hike from The Baths.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:01:50 -0800

Gordon Smith
This is taken from Devils Bay which is a short hike from The Baths.

Devils Bay #2

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:02:05 -0800

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Devils Bay #2

Devils Bay #3

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:02:21 -0800

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Devils Bay #3

Devils Bay #4

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:02:36 -0800

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Devils Bay #4

Devils Bay #5

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:02:43 -0800

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Devils Bay #5

Looking back on the Baths after we were back on our ship

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:02:50 -0800

Gordon Smith
Looking back on the Baths after we were back on our ship

Cooper Island

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:03:02 -0800

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Cooper Island

Cooper Island Sunset #1

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:03:13 -0800

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Cooper Island Sunset #1

Cooper Island Sunset #2

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:45:41 -0800

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Cooper Island Sunset #2

Our ship at anchor at Cooper Island

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:03:24 -0800

Gordon Smith
Our ship at anchor at Cooper Island

Juxtaposition of several different types of ships at sunset is what I think makes this shot interesting. We saw several large cruise ships, some cargo ships many sailboats and catamarans.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:03:30 -0800

Gordon Smith
Juxtaposition of several different types of ships at sunset is what I think makes this shot interesting. We saw several large cruise ships, some cargo ships many sailboats and catamarans.

Taking a last dive before the trip came to an end.

nobody@smugmug.com (Gordon Smith) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:03:49 -0800

Gordon Smith
Taking a last dive before the trip came to an end.