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26thMarch – Rodney Bay Marina, St Lucia Happy Birthday Phil and Happy Wedding Anniversary Bren and Eliza!! I made chocolate brownies in celebration. Had to motor most of the way as the wind was right on the nose, and how lovely to enter the marina. It’s a very large, well protected marina....and Boomerang is here. Went out for Thai dinner at a restaurant that is part of the marina complex. Had a lovely evening then the boys, Debby and I left John and Phil still celebrating. The next day Phil was very ‘tired’ and ‘dehydrated’. Hmmmm 27th: Boomerang boys stayed over the night. Took them out for pizza and icecream for dinner and then relaxed back on board with a movie. A very pleasant night. 28th: Late breakfast waiting for boys to wake up then took ... read more
pizza for dinner
...and ice cream
time for movie


Tel que prévu, nous quittons les Saintes le matin du 28 mars. Le corps mort est lâché à 7h00 sous un beau ciel, Lady M et Tenace sont également en route. Nous passons entre les îles de l’archipel des Saintes pour remonter un peu plus vers l’est et ainsi avoir un angle plus grand avec la direction du vent pour traverser en Dominique; nous savons qu’Absaroque préfère cela… Lady M ne peut pas sortir sa GV, le chariot d’écoute a roulé sur le pont! Ils devront faire la traversée sans GV… Un vent de 15n au 135 (annoncé : 10n au 80…hemmm) et une mer plutôt calme, de 1 à 3pi mais du sud-est (annoncé : de l’est) nous accueillent pour le début de la traversée. Vers 10h00 le vent revient à 10n et nous sortons ... read more
Nos amis de Tenace
Mon capitaine de retour au bateau
Nos amis de Coulicou….


Last night’s sunset was stunning. It’s not that the sky was suffused with an orange glow but rather that the tall, rain bearing clouds, were tinged grey and green. There was some rain overnight, but this morning, it was still hot and sticky. I lay in bed almost dreading having to go outside. After a shower, I did go outside – for breakfast. I was not proved wrong; it was already hot and sticky. Packing some water, I set off from the hotel for a round trip to Pigeon Island (VIEW ROUTE). The first part of the walk was rather tedious, being alongside the main road. Even the land crabs were not bothered about coming out into the heat. Cars passed by slowly as I trudged along the rough ground, passing Pirate Rentals and arriving at ... read more
St. David moored in the Marina.
Rodney Bay Marina
"Unicorn" (aka, "The Black Pearl")


After yesterday’s temperature, I was hoping for a cooler day. Sadly, judging by the humidity at 07h00, it was not going to be. Indeed, the day would prove to be the hottest thus far, at 37°C. After a gentle breakfast, my driver collected me at a more civilised hour and we drove a short distance into the extreme north of the island. Here is the dividing line between the great unwashed and the rich and famous. The names of the roads indicate the obvious wealth in this area, not to mention the size of the houses. With the sun already hot, I set off (VIEW ROUTE) up Flamboyant Drive (yes that really is an address). Climbing higher, the houses got bigger. At the lower end, the properties were probably owned by the wealthy middle ... read more
Rodney Bay, Mount Gimie and the Pitons
Not what you'd expect to find here - from WWII
Towards Martinique


An evening with Michele Henderson at the Crescendo Jazz Lounge... read more
Michele Henderson
Michele Henderson
The Michele Henderson Band


Although it rained heavily in the night and the frogs pretty much sang through till dawn, I slept well and awoke with the alarm at 07h00 (that’s 12h00 BST!). The first task of the day was to make coffee, provided by the hotel in my coffee maker. Not too successful as four cups of water only seemed to produce one cup of coffee and I suspected that the mechanism was proving alien to my bleary attempts at caffeine injection! Still, a very nice coffee emanated, albeit smaller than anticipated. After a cooling shower, I headed across for breakfast. Slices of watermelon came first, accompanied by a drink of fresh orange and tamarind. More coffee appeared and was joined by a very nice omelette (with onion), bacon and ham. Back in my room, I prepared to head ... read more
Along the High Street
One of the many colourful houses
Rodney Bay Marina


Just a week after returning from Amsterdam, I’m back in an airport. Just yesterday, spring was beginning to appear, the grass beginning to grow and the blossom beginning to bring colour to the garden. Sadly, yesterday’s weather was not spring-like and a cold wind tempered the promises of what nature was expecting. Today’s a different story. I don’t know if it’s because I’m already 200 miles farther south or whether I’m in a different frame of mind. Maybe it’s just that I’m going to be combining three passions in one trip and my outlook has changed. Maybe it’s simply that the weather is better today than yesterday. Whatever the reason, at 07h00, the airport was quiet, check-in fast, security efficient, the waiting area comfy and the departure boards showing exotic places … Dubai …Port of Spain ... read more
Get me out of here!
Two bottles of wine?
Still?


Yes indeed, another day in paradise. Despite the weather forecasts showing nothing but T-Storms for our little island, we have been enjoying gorgeous weather. A little rainy at times, but its not like Vancouver, folks! It blows over and out comes the sun and 280C. After a day of reading and lounging around the pool, Terri and I went to the happy hour beach bar to chat it up with others. A very nice crowd of people there tonight. During happy hour, when you order a drink, they bring two so it was a lively chatter mixed in with quite a few run drinks of different persuasions. A young couple from Ireland were very friendly and looks like we may have visitors to Vancouver at some point in the future with a quid pro quo place ... read more
Happy Hour 2
Happy Hour 3
Happy Hour 4


Rain Rain Rain! Even the vacationers here are blaming us for the wet weather! We're gonna have to stop telling them we're from Vancouver....but just so you don't feel sorry for us, this first picture was taken just a few minutes ago (5pm) and its been like this since about 1pm. Not too shabby, eh?The day, even though wet, turned out ok as we took care of basic needs like laundry, answering emails, reading poolside and making new friends. After being in the pool talking with a nice couple from Orlando for a couple of hours, we excused ourselves and went to dinner at the Big Chef, a place highly recommended by others for their steaks. We had mixed reviews and thought it was mediocre at best. Guess we're getting more picky as we grow older. ... read more
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It was an early morning for me as the beaconing sun tore away my sleepiness. I decided to walk the complete breadth of the beach while Terri slept. A few other early morning beachcombers shared the view of gentle waves creeping and falling over the sloping sands. A young man holding his baby girl stood mesmerized by it all while a runner stopped to google at her. A few hotel workers were combing the beach directly in front of their property, while a few others were preparing beach lounge chairs and umbrellas for rent to potential cruise tourists that will come later in the morning from nearby Castries. The very end of the beach was undeveloped by hoteliers and appeared to be the local home for the homeless as I saw some gathered under a tree ... read more
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