Port Louis
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sun 19 Jul 2009 18:00
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Port
Louis
   Smashing to have a pool two minutes walk from Beez. Bear
looking at the new marina pontoon being built. Turning my back to the
pool Beez can be seen through the
bushes.
   An original in the car park is this sugar mill. The Victory Bar
- makes quite a mean mud slide located next to the pool. The
car park also has this boat feature.
   The prison
atop the hill behind the original natural basin which is the intended spot for
150 slips from 10 - 15 metres. Our size would cost 108,000 US$ for a thirty year
lease plus maintenance charges. Jules the flag man,
makes incredible flags, all sewn for £25, sadly he couldn't manage to make
us some featuring our bee logo. There are two resident Amazon Parrots in an aviary behind the pool, this one is
not too bad, the other one would have your face off if it were not for the
cage.
 Plan for the new
marina. We are above the letter C, parked in the big boy bays. The area
to the bottom of the letter M is under dispute from the local
fishermen.
  The view from
below the letter M. The compromise is the marina will only build an
anchoring platform, rather than fill-in and fence what has for generations been
the fisherman's landing area. A black heron on the
prowl for supper
 The marina seen
from Fort George - we are above and to the right of the yacht entering
the pool, Chum in being unloaded
   We spuddled off on Baby Beez one
afternoon to pop over to the chandler. We thought this specimen was one for the
"careful owner" slot until the skipper appeared on deck to have a wash.
 Right opposite us we have had the
pleasure of watching Chums being loaded or
unloaded.
 This one had a nifty full sized crane.
 A pair of smaller
friends parked together
   All too soon our final night came around we asked Richard
and Lucy (Marie Galante), Bear, Becca and
Dudley (Altair) over to share it with us, we had a great night of fun and
laughter. The gang with Becca taking a bow for the
fantastic "Thank You" card she painted for us.
 Time to say
farewell to this faithful fender sock.
 Time to follow this Chum
into the sunset, leaving at 18:00 for the overnight passage
to Trinidad
ALL IN ALL SAD TO BE MOVING
ON. VERY FRIENDLY PLACE IN LOVELY
SURROUNDINGS.
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