The little town was just hopping on Monday, the 4th and final day of their annual regatta! We ran into Edgar who sailed his J24 down from St. Lucia to be in the races. Edgar is a great friend of John Fallon's and we had the opportunity to get together with him often over the past month or so. We also ran into the boat called "Carina" with the 4 young men from the US onboard. Over time, we ran into them along the way down the island chain starting from St. Eustacious. I might have mentioned them before: they had all recently graduated from university and were taking a year off to sail the Caribbean. They have hiked every hill, visited every island and have taken advantage of every opportunity to enrich their lives before heading back home to look for work in May and June! They signed up for the 4 day regatta here and did pretty well in the races. Their boat belongs to one of the boy's godfather who did the same trip when he was their age! What a wonderful gift and education for them! When I first spotted the boat back in February, I noticed that one guy leaped off the boat to dive on the anchor to check for holding. I mentioned to Laurie at the time that he seemed to be too young to take the job so seriously if he had been told by his dad to do it. When we met them at the top of a mountain, they explained the situation and it made more sense to us. Jeanne and Doug will remember meeting the boys at The Saints.
After clearing customs on Monday, we headed to our old spot, the Green Boley, on the walkway for a roti. It was still there complete with the crabby bar tender, old green picnic tables and a nasty washroom. Best and cheapest rotis on the island! Jeanne and Doug and Ron and Judy will remember eating there. The view of the bay is second to none!
There is a boat somewhere here in the bay called "Anita P". We had a great laugh when someone came on the radio the other day calling "Anita P, Anita P, Anita P. This is Imagine". It was even funnier when the conversation was finished and they said, "Anita P clear". Well, don't we all wish for that! Other new boat names are also here: "Havana Goodtime", "What's My Name", and a boat style called Oyster that goes by "Itzaperla".
The 70 miles change seems to have resulted in slightly warmer weather and warmer water. We are slowly moving to the sweltering conditions of Trinidad.
We are heading out for a hike today, crossing the island to Friendship Bay. Walking is always tough because of the steep hills, so we'll get our workout!
