Leaving St. Thomas and Aerial Views of the Ship Spiegelgracht

We had a relaxing day in St. Thomas before departing for St. Maarten where we boarded a West Jet flight home.

We flew in a small Cessna 410 and as luck would have it, the runway was next to the ship.  

As we took off, we had a great view of the ship.  The Lodge is at the front starboard (right) side of the ship.

We also had a great view of the east end of St. Thomas where we had raced in the Rolex Cup with Kathy and Warren Eddy earlier in the winter.

                   

                The Speigelgracht loaded and ready to sail.  The Crown Bay Marina next door where we stayed the evening prior to loading.

                This is where we raced in the Rolex Cup off St. Thomas earlier in the season.   We had a great race to the right of the islands in this shot where the winds were incredibly shifty.   Good fun!