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Dear Friends
"17:09.0N 62:37.9W"
We have moved on from Antigua, but before we
talk about the new island, a brief retrospective... Antigua is a curious place:
There a hundreds of millions of
pounds worth of megayachts moored there but the
technical service businesses operate out of containers and wooden
sheds.
The whole island is remarkably undeveloped
and large sections of apparently desirable coast are just empty with no
property at all.
Fruit and veg. are expensive, but there is
little agriculture despite plenty of suitable land in the middle of
the island. - This was apparently part of the intention of the previous
administration which believed agriculture somewhat infradig and
wanted everyone to be office workers ..!
Maybe the new administration, which has bold
modernisation plans, will succeed and bring more wealth to the island and to the
ordinary Antiguan.
But now we're in Nevis, another
volcano
Though you can see most of the mountain in
this pic. the clouds sometimes cling to the sides like snow, leading Columbus to
name the island "Nuestra Senora del las Nieves" (Our Lady of the Snows) from
which the current name derives.
The capital, Charlestown has a pleasant and
distinct character and the locals are welcoming to yachties. We will be going
ashore shortly to inspect a "Cultural Fair" this afternoon. Mainly a food fair
we understand.
The anchorage - off a long beach on the W
side - is a bit rolly, but the beach is well stocked with good beach bars under
the palm trees. We spent a VERY comfortable hour there yesterday, sipping drinks
on the beach and watching the sunset.
This morning we were just minding our own
business eating breakfast in the cockpit when we noticed a baby turtle swimming
around behind us inspecting the tender.
I know it's difficult to see clearly, but
it's a turtle about a foot across.
We hope to check out Nevis more over the
next week and will report further in due course.
Best Wishes
George & Michael
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