Stormy the Sea Dog dressed in her PJs
making herself comfortable
Jonas off Sea Otter showing us his dirty
fuel problem!!
Sea Otter moored in Rodney Bay
Marina
We took the opportunity to spend a few days in the
marina, as we hadnât been in once for over 6 weeks, which gave us a chance to
give Nimue a good clean and undertake a few jobs, made easier being on the
dock.
View of Rodney Bay Marina
Flying Cloud and Equa Regis arrived at the anchorage and Rick and
Lucy the gange on board for indulgent snacks and drinks. This gave the
opportunity to quiz them about sailing up the East Coast of the USA,Rick and
Lucy are from North Carolina. We also found out that the locals call the
Intercoastal Waterway â ICW - the ditch!
Shopping ashore was quite novel, as it had been a long time since we had
been able to walk around modern air conditioned shops and it did not take long
for Michael to purchase some new walking type flip flops. There was also plenty
of choice to be had at the 2 large supermarkets, so we replenished the ships
stores and even stocked up with Waitrose Essential Salad Cream!
Coming back to the inclement weather we were having. It remained very unsettled and
bucketful's of rain descended upon us most days and nights! Apparently this is not the norm for this
time of year........... quelle surprise.
Last but not least Martin and crew from âOtra Vidaâ arrived in the
marina, so we took the dinghy across the bay to Pigeon island and enjoyed rum
punch and roti, said to be the best on the island at the Jambe de
Bois.
Martin and Silvy (top) and Anna and Bodo
(bottom) enjoying cocktails at the Jambe de Bois
Finally after 10 days, we cleared customs, filled up with diesel (only
about 70p per litre here) and set sail for the French Caribbean island of
Martinique.
