Easter

Hello Everyone, we are still in Marin, Martinique and will spend Easter here with friends on Dolce Vita and I Don't Know and then try to head south. The weather is nice but getting rough over the coming week again so we will sit tight and enjoy the food and culture till then. The duck pate is really nice. Hope all of you have a great Easter weekend.

Robert & Carolyn

New bedding

We are still in Martinique. We are expecting a new mattress for the boat to arrive Thurs. or Fri. Then we will prepare to head south provided the weather cooperates. We plan to skip St. Lucia since we've already been there and we do an overnight sail to Bequia. All of the islands are experiencing a draught as bad as anyone can remember for at least 25 years and St. Lucia is very hard hit with water being rationed and severe penalties with misuse by anyone. Some locals said they had been without running water for 2-3 weeks.

As you may have noticed, we did not down load any pictures. The camera gave up the ghost, I think from exposure to the harsh environment. We are looking for a replacement but may not be able to add pics till we get one in the states. I guess that means we may have to redo this area of the Windward Islands again next year instead of pushing on to the western Caribbean. It's a tough job but we are willing to suffer for our readers. Carolyn is headed up to the Post Office to mail B-day postcards while I sit here in Mango Bay restaurant/bar updating the blog and doing e-mail. Everyone have a great day.

Back in Martinique

Hey to everyone, we are back in Martinique. Actually we are in La Marin/ Ste. Anne on the SE coast of Martinique. While in St. Lucia we grew tired waiting for the southerly winds to ease up or turn more north easterly so as to make sail to Bequia. The sail to Ste. Anne was great and we can stock up on more good wine, cheese, chocolate, etc. From here we will sail straight through to Bequia overnite when we get a decent sailing window. Carolyn just bought an Irish Coffee (the real thing) so I have to help her with it. We will update as we go.

St. Lucia

We made it to St. Lucia. We are anchored in Rodney Bay and it is quite nice. It does get rolly at times but it is unusual. The weather is very dry and St. Lucia is going through a long draught as I write this. Water is rationed and expensive to buy at 20 cents per gallon US so we make do with as little as possible. Check in to Customs and Immigration is easy and $35 EC (about $14 US) gets you a month in St. Lucia.

Moondance at anchor in Rodney Bay with Pidgeon Island in the background. Pidgeon Island is a Park and historical site.

A group of mangoes along side the road.

Carolyn enjoying a really good Italian style pizza.

Local fishing boats pulled up for repair.

Sandals Resort near Pidgeon Island.

There was a dredge in the lagoon near the marina.

A junk rigged sailboat headed out of the lagoon.
We don't know when we will be leaving St. Lucia exactly but will not stay too long as we want to get down to the Grenadines and spend more time there.