We arrived here on Thursday with Peace and Plenty after a very enjoyable 4.5 hour sail from St. Lucia. Dawn and I caught a little (20") ciro mackerel as well as a barracuda about the same size. We were readying to bleed the barracuda when it bit through the net in our catcher and fell to freedom. The mackerel is filleted, with the bits waiting in the refrigerator.
We were here in time on Thursday to catch some old and new friends at a very informal happy hour at an old dock. Myrl and Gerry of Kokopelli were the organizers. We reconnected with them, and were able to meet other members of the new community as well.
Yesterday, we took Cat Tales into Marin to clear customs and get boat parts. We tied P&P's dinghy as well as another neighbour's onto the stern to save them the long, wet ride. Those chores, and getting the french delicacies at the grocery stores, took all day; and when we were back at the boat just in time to drink some of the newly purchased wine and enjoy a rather cloudy sunset.
We intended to have a day of hiking, but it rained a lot last night, and the trails would be muddy. Instead, here we sit, drinking local beer and eating a fantastic sandwich called a Bokit. The bokit seems to be a baked bread, with extra shortening, filled with all the best of any sandwich you can imagine. Not a diet sandwich, so the trails are going to be necessary.
Dawn and I will be staying here for at least a few weeks, hiking and getting some new parts bent on; while P&P are looking for a weather window for their return trip to St. Lucia to meet their company, coming on the 6th.
