I'm (Laurie) proud of myself today - I got credit for producing
perfect banana, corn meal, bran, Betty Crocker pancakes. Yup.
It might be a mix, but I improved upon it, got the griddle just the
right temperature, and got real praise from the Admiral; tempered by the mess I
made, of course. Two bananas made them
lighter, a quarter cup of soaked corn meal made them heavier, the bran made
them healthier, and Angostura Bitters made them tastier; but yes, still a Betty
Crocker mix for the backbone of the recipe.
We've once again hiked up to Peggy's Rock, where a local
girl used to spy the fish in the bay and guide the fishermen; this time with
Esther and Alastair if S/y Cranstackie.
Lorna and Brian were with us, but they begged off just before the
clamber along the edge of the hill as Lorna became a little over exerted. It was a clear day, with a view all the way
to Grenada, and the ability to make out each island of the Grenadines in
between.
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| Esther and Alastair from s/v Cranstackie from Peggy's Rock |
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| Yucca Tree growing wild along the road. Check out the beautiful flower on this thing! |
We also took in another hike to the crest of the hills to
the north. This time, Cindy and Dan of s/v
Sitatunga joined us along with Lorna and Brian.
We were attempting to find a path to the peak behind Hamilton, but when
it refused to present itself, we headed north and found the "ridge
road" that carried us along the top of the north-facing cliff with great
views of St. Vincent. We got a little
lost, found a very long way home, and, with the whole walk taking close to 4
hours, it may be a bit of time before Dan decides to go walking with us again. The good news is that Lorna and Brian were
just fine with it. Lorna and I agree
that our backs seem to improve as we hike.
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| Long, but not winding road... |
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| Dan and Cindy, Lorna, Dawn and Brian on our 4 hour walk! Great to get lost on a small island since you can't REALLY get too lost! |
You'll also see from the pictures that we are getting enough
to eat. We took in "Fish
Friday" at a restaurant called the Fig Tree, as well as a beautiful meal
aboard Cranstackie. For the latter, I
made a callaloo soup to complement a fantastic multi-course meal presented by
Esther, who cooks as her primary hobby.
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| Friday Fish Fry at the "Fig Tree" |
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| The band playing light Caribbean background music |
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| Cheryl, the owner of the Fig Tree and our friend, dancing with Laurie |
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| Dinner onboard s/v Cranstackie. Left to right: Laurie, Esther, Brian, Lorna and Alastair displaying our FOD flag. (Friends Of Denis - our weather friend) |
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| Esther cooking for us. Thank you Esther!! |
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| After a hike to Peggy's Rock, a lunch at the Whaleboner! |
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| Yes, these are Whale Bones decorating the Whaleboner Restaurant in Bequia |
We seem to be facing a closure of a good weather window on
Monday, so we and P&P are planning to set sail on Sunday for St.
Lucia. In the meantime, there is a music
festival here on the weekend. Stay
tuned.
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| Laurie caught this shot of an octopus. Our underwater camera died while removing the memory card, so it looks like no more underwater pics. Glad he got this one though! |
