Christmas Day 2007

Osprey
John Bowering
Tue 25 Dec 2007 22:20
In accordance with the master plan we were up early and had the boat underway by 0630 heading for Dominic.Initially we had light airs and as they would have said in Nelsons day - we had all plain sail set. The wind was mostly variable all day and we motor sailed some of the time. At others we had a second reef in both Main and Genoa as the winds got into the low twenty knots. We arrived in Rouseau about 1400 and were just wondering if Jason (our man on the spot) had taken the day off when we spied him in the distance but being outpaced by another "bum boat". A right royal fight then developed when we told the new guy that we were a Jason boat. Eventually he gave up (not with good grace) and Jason escorted us to our buoy for the night. It being Christmas Day we of course invited him on board for a beer or two or???. There are some huge advantages in returning along a beaten track as it takes a lot of the hard work and concern out where to go and not go along with suitability of anchorages. We considered pushing on as far as Portsmouth but decided the extra four hours in the variable wind was not worth it. Tomorrow we will hopefully get back to The Saintes and maybe relax there again for day. With the combination of continuous sun and outdoor activities we have both now developed the Caribbean ability to sleep at any time the sun is down and sometimes when its up as well.

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