Since March 24th and the end of the Pelkey/Moser wedding, we have been on the move and have hopped from Antigua to Guadeloupe to Dominica to Martinique to St. Lucia, then back up to Martinique (for a replacement anchor chain) and back down to St. Lucia.
Yesterday we started off at 5:00 am and sailed from St. Lucia all day towards Bequia. John and Alex from the boat Free Spirit was an hour ahead of us but we were in radio contact the entire time. We caught a barracuda and after landing it, tying the tail and hanging it and slitting its gills to bleed it, he gave one last tremendous thrash and it was free (free to feed other fish, that is!). John was also fishing and within 15 minutes announced that he had also caught a barracuda! John and Alex have never bothered to eat barracuda before, so we have agreed to get together tonight and we'll cook it for them. We catch them more often than any other fish, so we have become quite friendly with the white meat and taste of the evil looking things!
We landed in sweet Bequia at around 4:00 in the pouring rain, so there is no cleaning salt off the boat this time! Yeah!!!!
This morning, there is a complimentary brunch for anyone who has published an article over the season. Laurie had an article in both the March and April issues, so we'll be heading in to Mac's pizzeria at 10:00 for that.
The Easter Regatta is this weekend, and although we're not in it, we will enjoy the racing from our boats and enjoy the fun on shore!
