Kite Surfer - She's Back

Several days later, the kite surfer lady came back and tried again. This photo was taken from our boat with the surfer and here husband setting up on Calvigny Island, Grenada.










The kite is up!















Now getting ready to take off!














She's up and off!

Kite Surfer

Several days ago we were sitting on the boat in the early evening and a dinghy came up near us and went ashore. We watched as the couple unloaded and started rigging something. When the compressed air bottle came out and they filled the leading edge of the wing we figured that it must have been a kite surfer rig. We watched as the lines were laid out, the woman then hooked up the harness and attached the wing while here husband stabilized the wing.

We continued to watch as the wing lifted off, drug the woman toward our boat, and the wing and lines snagged our bow and anchor roller and rigging. The couple were very apologetic but we told them that there was no problem as we helped them untangle the lines, deflate the wing, and gain control of the whole setup. The couple were older than me and were French but the woman spoke very good English.

I didn't manage to get any pictures of the encounter.

Caribbean "DUST BOWL"?

First we had volcanic ash from Montserrat while up north, then after arriving in Grenada about a week ago we anchored off Calvigny Island, southern Grenada. What, more dust? This time it is wind blown dust from the Sahara.









Dust on our sheets (ropes for you land lubbers), sail covers, and overhead hatch screens.




We've finally gotten a few showers and most of the dust ended up on deck as a nice dark red gooey looking mess.



We were able to wash the boat pretty thoroughly on our way here from Carriacou during two very heavy down pours but after only a week here, red mud.....





I've talked with several locals about the dust and was informed that the dust was airborne all the way from the Sahara. Apparently the local news reported on the ongoing dust arrival.

Drought in the Caribbean

We arrived in Bequia on the 18th of March 2010. The drought in the Caribbean is getting worse - once lush green islands are brown and dead looking. While we were in St Lucia water rationing was in force at the marina.

This picture taken from the boat in Admiralty Bay, Bequia shows how brown the foliage is, not much greenery left here.

Snorkeling with the family!

Anchored off Anse Mitan, Martinique we saw this mother and her two young daughters out for a snorkel! The family was on a boat anchored next to us and they were outfitting another boat in the anchorage. Family on the way to visit dad on the other boat.

Morne Trois Pitons, Dominica

We decided to do some exploring while we stopped this year in Roseau, Dominica. We arranged to take a hike up to Middleham Falls. The trail was really interesting in spots, covered on the surface with tree roots.

The trail, even though it is in the rain forest, was extremely dry. We wondered if the waterfall would have any water it was so dry around.







Managed to get a nice shot of a humming bird.

















Wild Orchid


















Middleham Falls

Iguanas in the Saintes

While exploring ashore in the Saintes in December 2009 we noticed lots of large Iguanas. This time when we stopped in March 2010 we noticed that many of the lizards were gone, probably due to the drought.