No, we did not go AWOL, we just haven't had time to write...We are in Fallsmouth, Antigua. Long story, but we got up at 0400 Monday morning to traverse the Riviere Salee, the salt water marshes that divide Guadaloupe in to 2 islands. There are 2 bridges, the North bridge opens at 0430 and 0530, that's it. The South bridge opens at 0500, with South bound traffic having right of way. There were 3 of us sitting there in close proximity. The 1st was a catamaran professionally Captain by a local. And then 2 of us cruisers, the other being a French one. At 0615 we gave up, bridge did not open. The Captain was really upset cause he was on a time frame. We 1st thought to put dinghy down in Pointe Pitre, go into
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