Our first full day in Rodney Bay Marina we decided
to dedicate to boat cleaning and planning activities for our stay in St. Lucia.
In actual only the basics were achieved, as I bumped in to Simon in the
chandlery and we took up their kind invitation to go out and anchor in the bay
for the day....'to swim and enjoy a cold beer'. We also went ashore to the
acclaimed pub 'Boisjambe' (wooden leg) on Pigeon Island, where we enjoyed a
very happy party of Aztec's and Casamara's looking out over the stunning
scenery. The boat did finally get cleaned and polished (courtesy of a very
helpful local called 'Vision') the following day. It was also great to be able
to welcome in some other boats that we had befriended along the way,
particularly Spindrift of Jersey and Time Bandit.
Yesterday we combined forces with Casamara and
Impulse on a trip down the coast. We had a fantastic sail in convoy to the
beautiful Marigot Bay, then on to anchor inbetween the famous Pitons. It is
so beautiful here that the 'flotilla' have decided to stay another night. Sadly
the Casamara's are thinning out as their booked flight times arrive and tomorrow
Simon will sail on south to Trinidad, but it has been a magical few
days.