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The Snark on The ARC
Ben Little
Wed 13 Apr 2011 23:37
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Hi Folks,
We are now on our 4th Caribbean island and the
weather. So far
St Lucia ---Rain
Martinique --- Rain
Dominica --- Rain
Guadeloupe --- Rain
Tomorrow we will head for Antigua. Coleen and
Milo are busy reviewing the locations we can visit in Antigua and hoping for
better weather. It is a typical British summer over here with rain pretty
constant. We have had our first run in with Customs in Dominica this
morning, We did stop for a sleep in Dominica last night, arriving
when the offices are closed and leaving before the customs was open so we
viewed that since we did not land we did not need to clear. The
customs launch either boarded us as a random check or because they saw us
leave. In any case they were very friendly and we will be taking the same
approach with Customs in Guadeloupe. The officers who came
on board wanted to see the rest of the crew and Milo and Coleen
were asked come out of bed to show themselves. After they had done
so the guy in charge said OK there are your two kids, you said your wife
was on board can you show me her passport, is she asleep? I know that
Coleen can pass herself off for younger than she is, but as my daughter is a new
one on me.
Even if it has been raining we have had good wind
and I hope for the same tomorrow as we head North for Antigua, the plan is
to stay there for a couple of nights and with luck have some sunshine and
go for a swim, visit some beaches etc.
The onward plan after that is
currently
Nevis and St Kitts - Saturday /
Sunday
Anguilla - Monday
Virgin Islands - Tuesday - Sunday
Then onwards and Eastward.
Ben and the Crew of The Snark
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