Montserrat

We left Nevis this morning at 6:15, and arrived in Montserrat at 2:30. Compared to our Friday attempt, this was much better, although we still had some south in the wind that kept us below the rhumb line - and necessitating some tacking - and the wind was often over 20 knots - necessitating some reefing and getting salty on the foredeck. Oh well, we're here and happy; and most of the sailing was fun. The island is so steep, and so green, at least in the north. The even taller south peak was visible
during our approach, and it is grey with ash, and we could see significant volcano smoke adding to the clouds.

We're not intending to go to shore today, staying under the Q flag until there are working Customs agents tomorrow. As it is, we had some anchor tackle work to fix, as well as some other things to take care of after anchoring. One, cleaning out the cooler after catching and filleting a 20" yellowtail snapper, was no problem. We think we got enough for 4 servings.

Tomorrow, Walter of Madness will single-hand from Nevis after saying goodbye to Leeanne and Ken. We'll spend the evening with him, and hopefully hire a taxi-guide to see the island the next day. Sneaking up on a volcano sounds like fun. After that, we will be rushing to get to Guadeloupe.

Cheers for now; time for our "Anchor Beer".