Christy and Perry Saving the World

Lots of boats coming and going around us. But it still is not terribly busy. The locals say it is quiet and many of the restaurants/bars aren’t open before 6 pm. In the morning I go for a swim along Princess Margaret Beach while Christy sows a bit. Back on board we try to mount…

We’re up very early and ready to go at first light. Don’t want to leave in the dark so dawn is fine and it’s a fair haul to Bequia. Sometimes we forget how long it takes to traverse half the length of even a small island like St. Lucia. Takes at least two hours of…

We’ve been watching the Windy forecast all week and trying to arrange our crossings for when the winds are bearable. Today the winds are scheduled to settle a bit so we plan to depart Le Marin around noon for the 4-6 hour trip back to St. Lucia. We’ll rest overnight in Marigot Bay then go…

I barely slept with the anchor bridle banging against the bow rollers and the boat swinging and jerking in the wild wind. Up a few times in the night to check things out. I finally get up about 4:30 am as there is no point in trying to sleep. Christy gets up eventually and we’re…

In the morning we head over to Le Marin where we expect it to be calmer. Wrong. We find a space to anchor in the always crowded bay but I don’t like it much. Still, the wind is not so bad at this time of day so we head into town. We find the dinghy…

This day is not terribly notable except for a couple small things. It was very windy overnight and very gusty. The gusts must be blowing 40 kts or better. We don’t think too much of it, don’t check the weather as we’re just going to motor around to Le Marin. Well, it’s hooping out around…

We’ve decided to try and repair our sorry bimini today. We can salvage some patch material, some 3M glue and some thread and needle to try and fix it. Otherwise it is just going to rip to shreds and besides, it’s noisy as hell in the wind. First, I go to check in with C&I.…

Today we’re headed back to Grand Anse where we will stay the night and then head back to Le Marin on Sunday. We have a dinner reservation at the well known restaurant just off the beach and we want to do the hike around Morne Champagne to L’Anse d’Arlet. Winds are light so we decide…