Seasons greetings from yacht Ensemble!
We had a great week in St Lucia unwinding and celebrating the completion of the ARC. Highlights included a visit to the Chocolate Hotel (an old cocoa plantation) - where lunch included chocolate in every dish.
We then sailed down the coast and made a quick trip to Mustique (Granadines) where we stayed a couple of days. This included a visit to Basil's Bar and the Cotton House for dinner.
We had a tough sail close to the wind and with 3m swells on the way back from Mustique to St Lucia. We anchored off the Pitons and then made our way to Rodney Bay.
We then had an 'interesting' sail up to St Pierre, Martinique - 2m swells and 25knot winds! The bay was nice and sheltered - and we had a good time at the local market.
So lots of sailing on the whistle stop tour. We hope to reach BVI in time to meet my brother and his wife for new years.
Dave and Magali
Merry Christmas!
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