Day 1: Fly into St. Thomas, and board your 51′ sailing yacht charter, Blu Moon, at Crown Bay Marina. Spend a relaxing afternoon in Honeymoon Bay on Water Island…swim, snorkel or walk along the beach before enjoying an appetizer and the Captain’s cocktail of the evening. Watch the sun set behind the Spanish Virgin Islands in the near distance, with a passion fruit daiquiri in hand.

Day 2: Following an early breakfast, we’ll set sail for Vieques (approximately 4 hours), making Ensenada Honda, a secluded mangrove anchorage, our stop for the night. Have lunch, and then spend the afternoon in the kayak disappearing down hidden waterways in the mangroves. You’ll see a variety of bird life, as well as various marine creatures just under the surface of the water, such as upside-down jellyfish, crabs and trunkfish.

Day 3: After waking up to the sound of gentle waves lapping the side of the hull and an occasional bird calling from the mangroves, sit back in the cockpit and enjoy a breakfast of coconut muffins w/guava jam and a plate of fresh pineapple, accompanied by a pot of hot coffee or tea.When you’re ready for some adventure, your captain will take you in the dinghy to spend the morning exploring the various beaches or sandy spits in the area…and then unwind by spending the afternoon lounging on the deck with a good book, and a bottle of sunscreen!

Day 4: The next day, we’ll make a short sail to Sun Bay, located next to the fishing village of Esperanza. Following afternoon activities of your choice (possibly a rendezvous dive with Blue Caribe Dive Center or a snorkel) sit back and relax while your captain and chef whip up a batch of cocktails and an appetizer. After dinner and the when the sun has set, we’ll take a drive in the dinghy to Puerto Mosquito, which is one of the best bays in the world for bioluminescence…don’t forget your swimming suits! Watch the glowing green wash of the dinghy streaming behind the boat, once we’ve turned off all our lights…stare in fascination at the phosphorescence as illuminated fish zoom past us in all directions like comets streaking through the sky…jump into the black water and light up like Peter Pan or Tinkerbell…raise your arms to the sky, and be mesmerized by the water as it rolls off your skin like liquid diamonds!

Day 5: In the morning, we’ll sail to the westernmost tip of Vieques, Punta Arena, for a lunch of barbequed Jamaican Jerk chicken Caesar salads, with fresh mango & homemade croutons. And don’t forget the cold Carib beer! Next, we’ll continue across to the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, where we’ll check into the Puerto Del-Ray Marina for the evening.

Day 6: The next day, we’ll rent a car and explore the El Yunque national forest, the only tropical rain forest in U.S. jurisdiction of 28,000 acres, 240 species of trees, and a 3,532 foot peak, El Toro. Have you worked up an appetite? Savor a delicious appetizer of freshly made Basil & Olive Tapenade served with crudités & crackers and a Pina Colada.

Day 7: In the morning, we’ll sail to Culebra (approximately 3 hours) - making our way into the harbor and main port of Dewey. Want to stretch your legs? Rent a bike and following a 30-minute ride, spend the afternoon on the spectacularly beautiful long white sand beach - Flamenco. If you’d like to experience some local cuisine…have dinner at Mama Cita’s, which offers an eclectic mix of Caribbean influenced dishes. Still have energy after dinner? Sign up as a volunteer and help the Culebra Leatherback Project. Playa Resaca and Playa Brava, on the north coast, east of Flamenco Beach, are turtle nesting beaches. Nightly from April 1 to August 30th, researchers along with volunteers check the beaches and catalog any leatherback turtles as they come ashore to lay and bury their eggs.

Day 8: Following breakfast the next morning, we’ll make a short sail to Cayo Norte, where you can be put ashore to wander an isolated beach and gather coconuts. Then have a swim followed by lunch in the comfort of Blu Moon’s cockpit, as she sits in a little pocket in the reef off of the island of Culebrita. If you feel like stretching your legs…hike up to the lighthouse to enjoy a spectacular panoramic view of Culebrita Reef.

For our night anchorage, we’ll motor around the corner to the still waters of Bahía de Almodóvar. That evening, as you gaze upon the twinkling lights of St. Thomas in the distance, enjoy a dinner of grilled Moroccan mahi mahi, served on a bed of gingered mashed potatoes, broccoli spears, and finished with a curried passion-fruit butter. Have a craving for something sweet? Try your chef’s Chocolate Crème Brulee.

Day 9: In the morning, Blu Moon will move to another bay on Culebrita, where you can walk the gorgeous sand beaches of White Bay, bask in her turquoise waters (keep an eye out for sea turtles, who love this bay), or explore and swim in the seaward pools known locally as “the Jacuzzis”. Following lunch, we’ll head back to St. Thomas for the night.

Day 10: Have a lazy breakfast and a swim the next morning, and if you have the desire and time before your charter ends at noon, take a taxi downtown to do a bit of last minute shopping in St. Thomas’s duty free port.