Sunday, December 27, 2009

Sweet Bequia

Laurie and I left Union Island yesterday and expected a 7 hour sail to Bequia. We made it in only 4 1/2 hours because the wind was in the exact right direction and just the right strength. We only shipped a little water and were anchored by 2:00 pm. You don't get many better sailing days than yesterday!

We will stay here in Bequia until Lorna and Brian arrive on January 12th. We'll sail the short hop to St. Vincent, get them on board and sail right back here the next day. Their vacation will be spent here in the Grenadines where we'll enjoy this place, the Tobago Cays, Union Island and Mayreau (Salt Whistle Bay). When they leave, we'll do the same spectacular islands with Walter and Dana coming from Boston. They own the boat "Madness" which is unfortunately on the hard up in Boston at the present time!

Laurie has decided that he does a better job than I do on washing sheets, so I have sadly given up this job and he is out in the cockpit right now with the sheets in a bucket, and a plunger in his hand agitating the load every few minutes. He has a book in the other hand for the time between agitations! I am enjoying watching it all happen!

The next time we blog, we'll get a few photos in for you! We are still subscribing to "Hot Hot Hot" internet service and are able to use the Internet without difficulty, so it's a good day!! On January 7th, I'll renew it for another month. It's only available in certain islands, so here and Union Island we'll be surfin' so to speak!

Cheers to all!