BVI Interline 2011 - the boat got bigger!!

A Great BVI in 2011!!

Jake, Mike J, Brian, Adele, Julie, Jeff

BVI 2011 Interline Regatta!!

Jake & Tammy - Sexy Airline Night

There is a saying that the longer you are together on a boat, the smaller it gets.  However, not in this case.  Jake pointed out during our last dinner that our boat got bigger!!   ADELE, BRIAN, JEFF, JULIE, MIKE O, MIKE J, DR. CAROLYN, TAMMY & JAKE!!    We had between 9 and 6 people at all times going all the time and it was GREAT,   just the right amount of adventure, dancing and fun!!   

First night on boat. 

Mike, Mike, Andre, Jeff, Brian, Mike

Caroline, Beth, Julie, Tammy, Adele! 

Life on the boat!  

Carolyne, Adele, Tammy, Julie

Usually in the morning Adele would wake up first.   Started coffee -Turn on the music - The girls would put on matching suits and jewelry.    It was fun.   We always had eggs and usually bacon for breakfast.  Then sit around and plan our dive destinations and ports.     Jake and the guys were really good at planning and working together bout where to go and what to do.

Brian and Adele in front of the Baths!

Julie, Adele, Tammy

After diving, we ate lunch.  Jeff (our amazing chef) usually had cooked lunch the night before while cooking dinner.  It was always yummy - lettuce wraps mostly.... . sometimes we would go early to catch Willie Ts, or The Baths,  or Soggy Dollar bar , or cool beaches ... then off to a mooring ball close by to where our beach party would be. Like -  Ocean's 12 , Leverick Bay, Bitter End and Trelles Bay.

Sexy Airline Guys!

Tammy, Adele and Julie at Willy T in Pirate's Bite!

Jake, Julie, Adele, Brian, Mike O, Carolyne, Jeff
Hiking The Baths - our Boat is in background!!

We invited some other pirates for happy hour!!

While looking for a mooring ball, Jake would do his Drive By!   A drive by is where the girls would dance out front and wave and be silly!!  We brought our PA jam box and put it on the front to play  LET"S GET LOUD.   It was so fun.    After we hook on a ball - the balloon wars would start!!

Mike, Brian, Jake, Mike, Jeff on a rock at The Baths!

Adele, Julie, Tammy waiting for our Pirate Air Crew to come in!!

Jeff and Julie shopped at Pusser's!! 

Our favorite balloon war was against Jim Tullus and Doug Pinion's boat.  Caroline  filled a huge bucket of balloons.   The boys bombed the other boat with balloons while the girls cheered or sneered!!    They were so bad at first - hitting everything but the other boat.  Until us girls finally said - if you hit the boat, we will moon them.   OK - whatever- that is all it took.    They must have hit the other boat - 10 times.   OH well - we had a blast.   

Jake, Mike and Jeff bombing Jim T and Doug's boat!

The dancing girls cheering their guys on!!

After we settled in, Jeff would serve a gourmet dinner each night.    It was delicious.  We had mushroom stuffed chicken breast, yummy pork chops, shrimp, fish - and the sauces were incredible.   It was much better then at home.    Jeff is amazing in the kitchen!!  Poor Julie - how in the world is she going to keep her figure with all that in her house!!   ha ha ha ha ...  just kidding.     Lucky Julie for sure!!!

Being goofy on the front of the boat!!

Our Mermaid Adele!

Hanging on the boat with our new friend Betsy from New York!

After dinner , we start the coffee and dance music.  The girls put on their costumes  and make-up, and the guys pour the coffee...  and the night begins.  We paint mustaches on guys - or tie arm bands - it is truly a party getting ready.   Our cabin is destroyed with glitter, sequins and scarps of material.    We love it.   By the time we arrive to the party - we are tired.   ha ha     We usually stay at the parties for just a couple of hours and then we all go back to the boat!!   Asleep before midnight usually - our days are filled with dancing, food and adventure....  to do all that we need our sleep!!  :)  

Julie w her Rock Stars!

Our Chef Jeff and his beautiful girlfriend Julie!

Jeff, Julie, Jake & Tammy

Jeff, Mike, Jake, Brian - Gangster Guys!!

Flapper Girls Julie, Adele, & Tammy with our friend Jill Fisher in the Gangster Dress!

Jim T and Doug P's boats!!  Guys on top were the balloon shooters!  So much fun!!

Pirate Heart Pyrimad!!




One day Adele and I did not dive and we surprized Caroline and Jake with a Happy Birthday brownie cake.  We made a sign and when they came back from their dive - Suprize!!!  Brownie cake for all.    and we also made jello shots!!   Ours had vodka in them, jake with energy drink!!   Everyone is happy!!

Surprize!!   Julie taking pic of Jake, Mike - thumbs UP!!

The Girls with Carolyne's Bday Card!!

On the last day - we found a cliff underwater about 50ft down full of lobsters.    Just saying.    Mike O - is an expert at getting lobsters since he lives down in Florida.  It was a GREAT dive. That night we bought lobster from a local pirate we ran into!!

Mike O and Carolyne with our last dinner!!

Mike Jones and His Girls!

Julie, Jeff, Adele, Don, Tammy Bitter End - good view of the Cats!

Jake, Julie, Adele, Mike, Carolyne, Mike O and Tammy down Front - Black N White night!

Tammy, Adelem Julie monkeying around on the Willie T -
(at night the Willie T Ship is where everyone jumps off the back)

Chef Jeff and his Girl Julie!!

Carolyne, Beth, Julie, Tammy, Adele

Our boat quietly prayed every night before dinner.  It was really cool!!   It did keep reminding me and all of us of how blessed we are to be able to experience all these amazing friends and experiences.    I loved my life before Jake - but knowing Jake - holy cow - my world got bigger!!  My little oyster shell grew not shut.

ABC Party - We were "Kibble N Bitches!"
Adele, Tammy, Julie

The Kibbles!!  Jake, Brian, Mike, Jeff, Mike J
We loved their Bone Ties and Jeff's squeaky toys!!  :)

WE have an awesome boat.   Our boat got bigger.   

Mike O, Brian, Jeff, Jakem Mike J

Going Down!!  They saw cute young Eagle Ray that hung around them during dive!!

Injuries on the boat --

Julie dropped a suitcase on her toe - and it was black and blue the whole time.   And the first 2 days very very sore - didn't keep her from diving though!!  I got some weird tongue blister - and I twisted my ankle...  but all in all - we are pretty good!!  My ankle was huge but didn't hurt - and I have a hard time saying words with T's especially at night - everything swells - oh well.    Mike J - got heat rash ...  itched all the time -  but hur-ray ....  no jelly fish stings or weird coral bites.....   so it was good that way!!

Pirate Party!!

Carolyne, Mike O, Tammy, Jake, Julie, Jeff

Over Charge AT Rite Way!!   the first time - we are all so happy we did not notice charges or being over charged ...  the second time for re-provisioning....... there is a saying - BVI prices or Out of Towners Pricing........
Adele , Julie and me went to Save Way (like a small sams)  to get more water and food.  One case of water we had bought earlier was bad. To keep from that happening again -  we held back the line tasting all the 3 kinds of cases of water and all of them bad. (spring, distilled, mountain) We had a line of very impatient natives behind us while us dressed all in cute green pirate outfits tasting and complaining bout their water.    Also in Rite Way -(next to Save Way)  they over charged us at least 4 times, and each time the manager disappeared and took 10 minutes to come back to fix the charge.    NO telling how many times they get away with that.  The last item Julie was giving the hand to saying, "No way - these oranges are not right."  (it was another $3 over charge, Julie already found 4 others) The natives behind us getting restless.....   I said let's just go - and the extra dollars we used paying for that item messed us up in cab fair back to boat.   I know - I apologized , I should have had Julie's back.     Us girls, were now in total bitch mode.    First time Julie and I were in there buying tons for the boat - we got kicked out cause we did not have on a cover up.    Just skirt and bathing suit.    I bet those guys will remember us!!     By the time we got back to the boat - Caroline (Doc) had scrubbed the kitchen cleaned to wear it smelled like bleach and perfume and all the dishes were done.   The boys had the tanks ready - no one was complaining that we spent all afternoon fighting with the natives and even felt sorry for us.    So all was good again soon!!

Being Silly - Julie & Tammy waiting for our crew!!

At Soggy Dollar Bar - Mike O, Carolyne, Jeff Julie, Jake, Tammy, Adele on top!

Boat Troubles
Our crew had little trouble but boy did our first little boat did. (46 ft cat)  Jake never let the party stop either, and the crew followed suit.   Our AC went out constantly, the boat over heated some and during a dive one complete tank of diesel fuel leaked out! -  We were known as the stinky boat.  Jake called Footloose and they met us at the next party.    Eventually we did have to do a boat change - and we got an upgrade.  Woo hoo!!  We changed boats in 45 minutes, with help from Footloose.  We were out of there in an hour to the next dive!! 

Brian kept saying, 'this is like 2 vacations in one!"    Attitude!!

US Border Patrol talking to Jake about his stinky boat!!   Big Trouble ha ha

Mike O, Carolyne, Jake, Adele, & some .com guy, and Jeff in front with all the hair !!!

The new boat  was prettier and had great A/C, not much storing space though.  Only challenges were the toilets but all in all really great.  We were so lucky!!  Problems you will have on boats no matter what - so we are grateful for how fast Footloose came with help when needed.  And they were always smiling!!  

Julie in a Mike Sandwhich!!

At the Bitter End with friends!!   Good times!!

We will defiantly use Footloose again.

MIke O and the Doc!!  Chillin '

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The sun is setting on this regatta and we are very sad to see it end!!  We had such a great time!!

The Regatta!!   Beautiful to see all the boats!!

Carolyne, Adele, Tammy, Julie

For more information on this Interline Regatta - you may go to  http://www.themorringsinterlineregatta.com/

Good bye BVI!!  Until Next Year!