Plants of Bequia

On our way to the Turtle Sanctuary we took lots of pictures of flowering plants. There are lots of Plumerias here and all sorts of color combinations.












Was surprised to see prickly pear Cactus and thought that this bloom looked interesting.

Back to the Old Hegg

We took off on another walk over to The Old Hegg Turtle Sanctuary, this time with the camera.

Weather was warm with very little breeze so it was
a hot walk. Took lots of pictures of flowers and plants along the way including some unusual things that we don't normally see.

When we got to the Sanctuary we made a donation and then Orton King, the founder, came out and we had a great talk about conservation and the way ahead in his view on how to save the turtles.

Motor Yacht Eclipse

When we woke up this morning we had the largest private yacht in the world anchored behind us - 557 feet. Wonder what they do for fun and adventure! The owner is ranked as 57 wealthiest person in the world - probably could move up on the list some if he was the owner of an Island Packet instead. But then where would you land the chopper, berth the submarine and 3 tenders, and watch the many 6 foot TV systems!

With a built in missile defense system and other high tech anti snooping devices I would have to think that the owner is into some very serious stuff! We are going to look into some of this technology for incorporation onto our Yacht, but we don't have room for the private Army that the owner is reported to have.

Owner & girlfriend reported in downtown Bequia!

Daffodil Marine Services

We had laundry done yesterday by Daffodil Marine Services and they returned it to us just before dark and as a heavy downpour hit the anchorage. Lesley unpacked the laundry and noticed that one of our microfiber bath towels was missing so she hailed Daffodil on 67. Daffodil said that they would track down the missing towel and to call them in the morning.

This morning at 0800 Daffodil (think it was Ms. Harris) came by and dropped the towel off. She knew that she had done two of our turquoise colored towels and remembered that there was one other batch of laundry on the folding table. Ms. Harris She got in touch with the owners of the other laundry "Native Dancer" and they had the towel. Before 0815 we had our towel back and had thanked Ms. Harris and the folks on Native Dancer.

Then, just after lunch Allan (also from Daffodil), came by to apologize for the mix up and gave us a complementary loaf of fresh baked artisan bread. The folks at Daffodil are one class operation.

Laundry, Fresh Bread, Fuel and water to the boat, and great friendly people who take what they do seriously.

Admiralty Bay

We've spent several days anchored here and have had wind and rain but nice out now. Picked up some boat supplies at Piper Marine and a few groceries at the corner store. Talked to some folks on an IP380 yesterday and have another IP, a 44 "Loafers Glory II", anchored next to us and another up near the Marina (380) "Keesje" on a mooring.

Moving on to Marigot Bay

We set out for Marigot Bay, St Lucia but it was rough with swell making its way into the bay so we continued on to Vieux Fort where we spent the night before our 6AM departure for Bequia. Had planned to leave earlier but light winds (8 - 10 knots) were forecast thru Monday with better winds forecast for today. Weather people blew the forecast today - forecast was for 13-15 knots - we had a steady 21knots gusting to 30. Wave height and direction were also wrong.

Had intended to go down the East side of St Vincent but the wind and wave direction along with the 1.5kt westerly current was not good so we diverted back to our East side passage. Trip down was fine, arriving Bequia in a heavy squall so the boat got a free wash. We were anchored by 3:30 and since I had done on inbound clearance using eSeaClear was able to zip in and out of customs and was back on the boat before 4pm.

Diamond Rock, Martinique

On our trip from Fort de France to Sainte Anne, Martinique we sailed by Diamond Rock. Thought that this would make a nice picture.

More Carnival photos

More photos from the first day of the Carnival in Fort de France.

Back in Sainte Anne

Moved from Fort de France yesterday and now anchored off Sainte Anne. Made water on the way over yesterday so have plenty in the tank. Met with friends on Seabatical yesterday afternoon briefly and hope to get together with them later today. It appears that Carnival is still going on so will take a short trip in to town at lunch time to see if anything is open. Hope to get in to Marin later in the week to do some minor provisioning and drop off a load of laundry.

Carnival - Martinique

Some of the photos from the Carnival parade. Costumes, drums, dancers, every imaginable color, sound, and smell. Really glad we stayed to see the sights.

Sunsets

While were were anchored off Roseau, Dominica took this photo of the sunset looking through the opened dodger windshield.












After moving to Martinique we took this shot of the sun as it dropped through what looked like a box opening in the clouds.

Yacht Inn Restaurant

George came by the boat just before dinner last night and we bought some grapefruit and a bag of mixed hot peppers. I had some of the peppers with dinner and man were they hot! The green ones were good but hot but the red ones looked and tasted like the peppers used in Tabasco Sauce hot and hot..............

After dinner we were sitting in the cockpit talking and listening to music and at about 8pm some green lights came on in the place behind us and then some interior lights did as well. The Yacht Inn Restaurant opened up! Thought the place had gone out of business as even the phone number is out of service - maybe next time we will have dinner there.

Running the generator now and getting ready to have coffee then on to St Pierre.