Second few days in Barbados
Ile Jeudi
Bob and Lin Griffiths
Sat 23 Mar 2013 20:32
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Wednesday 20 to Saturday 23 March
2013
It's been a little busy ashore.
On Wednesday we were offered some late cancellation
tickets to go to Holders, an annual two week 'season' of shows held at
Holders House. So off we went that night to see 'Paul Merton and his Impro
Chums' for an enjoyable evening of improvised comedy and to meet more friends on
the island.
On Thursday Asa-Britt and Nigel came to the boat
for sundowners before we went over for dinner at their place. And Friday
Carol, Mike, Judy, Peter and Mark had sundowners with us and then we all
went to Carol and Mike's for dinner. It's hard being here!
Carol and Mike had invited us to stay with them for
a week and Angie and Mark had offered to let us stay at their house whilst they
make a visit to see family in the UK. Both offers were gratefully
accepted.
Port St Charles is not really a marina but a
waterside property development around a man-made lagoon with slips for
boats. The emphasis is on the properties rather than the boats and so, in
order to protect the privacy of property owners, staying on board boats
overnight is not allowed. By Saturday we had
already been on the reception berths at Port St Charles for a week. At
just under £100 a day it's not a cheap place to be so we were really happy to
have been offered a berth inside the 'marina' by a friend, John Hanschell.
John was going on his boat for a holiday in the Grenadines for 10 days so
we were really grateful for his offer although it turned out there were a number
of obstacles to be overcome before the powers that be at Port St Charles would
let us inside.
So on Saturday we moved the boat to John's berth
and we packed some bags to go to Carol and Mike's.
Thanks to the generosity and kindness of John,
Carol and Mike, Angie and Mark we have been able to park the boat somewhere safe
and spend time ashore with friends and sort a number of things before we move on
to other islands.
Looking across to the narrow entrance of Port St
Charles from the 'Yacht Club':-
 And across to some of the (very) expensive
beachside condominiums:-
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