Capt. Badger, if my math gene is working, today is the day you celebrate your retirement. Congratulations! You are so young to be retired and lucky you planned everything just right!

I have enjoyed reading your and others adventures in small Caribbean places. We anchored once at Biras Creek in the 80's, as well as many others mentioned. As I remember Biras Creek, there was either nothing there, or an abandoned property. I highly recommend to you and your wife a crewed charter some day. I really don't enjoy the areas as much any more where the large cruise ships go. I have done these charters four times during the 80's, and loved every one, twice with adults, and twice with 2 families, and once bareboat (not for me). On a crewed charter, you do nothing more than you want as far as helping with the sailing. They have all the toys onboard, you call the shots about where you want to go, you send your food preferences ahead, it is full bar included (at least it used to be), the food is fantastic, and there is no dress code. The only drawback is the cabins...they are usually tiny unless you get one with a master stateroom. But really no need for a "balcony" cabin, because when it is a private charter, the entire deck is yours.