Walter's guests left 2 days ago and other friends arrived. We've been hiking through the back streets and up into the mountains for magnificent views of the lagoon, the harbours and the beautiful turquoise water surrounding the island.
Laurie has been chatting for the past few years with Joe (and Wendy) from the boat "Off Call" on the morning Ham Radio net, and a few days ago they arrived here in St. Martin. After a couple drinks on our boat, we finally got to put faces with the names!! Today, we'll head over to their boat for a feast of turkey. I'll bring fresh vegetables to compliment the meal.
Walter, however, is having some troubles with his Christmas dinner. Yesterday he and Joanne and Paul bought 4 very expensive lobsters and decided after talking to the vender to take them back to the boat and put them into a mesh bag and tie them to the back of the boat to ensure their freshness. They were swimming around the tasty snack last night, however this morning when they checked out their dinner…they were gone! Not just the lobster, but the entire mesh bag. Walter insists he tied a bowline,
and 2 half hitches and it was good line, not the polypropylene stuff that could easily bounce a knot out if you look at it sideways!! We've had a fun time teasing him because back in Bermuda he found a family of lobster on the bottom of the bay and tried to get them without success, so I don't think that lobster is on the menu for Walter these days. I can see Joanne fishing off the back of the boat, so maybe that's Plan B.
We're looking forward to Lorna and Brian arriving here a week from today, and hoping that the winds will calm down a bit to allow travel around the island and over to St. Barts.
Merry Christmas everyone!!
