Antigua
LIBERTAD
Paul Huntley
Thu 26 Mar 2009 18:43
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Hi all,
Well we arrived into Jolly Harbour - Antigua
yesterday and spent the afternoon listening to Dad shout profanities at the
various pieces of malfunctioning equipment onboard Libertad.....However, today
brings success - Fridge 0, Dad 1.
It's been a few days since the last blog entry so
i'll attempt an update...
We left Dominica and heading towards Les Saintes.
After the run-down and dirty town of Portsmouth in Dominica, we had a pleasant
surprise once ashore on Les Saintes. Lovely sheltered bay to anchor in, good
dinghy dock (which after the Mustique fiasco we have learnt to appreciate) along
with friendly Frenchies and cheapish beer - everyone was happy. After a spot of
snorkelling we wandered around the town and searched out the best bars for cold
drinks...surprise surprise. The next morning we headed ashore and hired 3
scooters to drive around the island. It was brilliant fun, we saw the sights of
the island (and some huuuuuge iguanas) and made a nice change from sailing the
seven seas. Dinner was scheduled onshore with the crew from Ula and we all
celebrated John's 70th birthday in fine style - he did so too by falling asleep
at the dinner table....tsch, what an old man.... he he!
Again, we said our farewells to Ula and her crew as
they had only just arrived in Les Saintes and were scheduled to be there for a
couple of days whilst we headed north. However, due to predicted 3.5 metre
swells towards the end of the week they sneakily followed us up the west coast
of Guadeloupe to Deshaies - pronounced 'Dey-Hey' for another anchorage. Customs
and shopping complete it was DVD time which does still seem criminal in the
Carribbean when there is a pink/red/grey sunset just off the back of the
boat....but sometimes it's just called for! Dinner was rustled up by Dad and
washed down with gallons of custard....yuck.
Yesterday we came across the channel between
Guadeloupe and Antigua - an 8 hour sail, arriving in Jolly Harbour mid
afternoon. The crew of Libertad are slowly perfecting the art of sleeping whilst
we are sailing, with Dad being reducedv to listening to Monserratt FM
yesterday - a full hour long broadcast from a local primary school's
sports day - it was fairly entertaining stuff.
So we have found a piece of grass for Tim and Ewan
to let off some steam with a frisbee, football and tennis ball, a perfectly
white sandy beach, an amazing supermarket (compared to the Carribbean style of
little to no stock...) a tennis court and squash court, so we are keeping
entertained.
Heading off north on Monday I think after a Sunday
night at Shirley Heights....
Sarah x
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