'Sarf & West mate, Sarf & West'

Date: 06 Mar 2009 20:52:04

Title: On a clear day

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Well, first off every blog should have a picture of Diamond Rock (actually, HMS Diamond Rock). This is situated off the south coast of Martinique and during the disagreement with Napoleon, the Brits somehow managed to get a cannon to the top of the rock, which then proceeded to play merry hell with French merchant shipping. As 'not tonight' Josephine came from Martinique, Nappy took this as a personal insult and commanded the French navy to 'liberate' the rock for France. To cut a long story short, the only way they could dislodge the gallant British Tars was by crashing a boat loaded with rum at the base of the rock. They then waited a suitable period until our lads had disposed of said rum in the time honoured fashion and were then able to re-take the rock (apparently our boys had ferocious hangovers due to the 'quality' of the French rum and surrendered without much of a fight!)

Anyway, enough of 'L'Histoire', below pictures of St Pierre, which in 1902 was destroyed by the volcano in the right hand side of the picture, and Trouters at anchor.

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Diary Entries

2010
- Mar 2010
  - Sun 21 Mar
    - Sunday mornings
  - Sat 20 Mar
    - Boats**********
  - Thu 18 Mar
    - Tabago
  - Wed 17 Mar
    - They're full of it-or rather they were
  - Sun 14 Mar
    - We Made It!!! Messasge from 'the Pacific Side'
  - Fri 12 Mar
    - Last blog entry from the Atlantic side
  - Thu 11 Mar
    - All set for the Panama Canal Transit
  - Mon 08 Mar
    - Time ticking away
  - Thu 04 Mar
    - The Admeasurer cometh
  - Wed 03 Mar
    - The Big Shop, part 1
  - Mon 01 Mar
    - Simon's farewell party
- Feb 2010
  - Sun 28 Feb
    - Line handling in the Panama Canal
  - Fri 26 Feb
    - Preparations
  - Wed 24 Feb
    - Good-O
  - Tue 23 Feb
    - it's all happening here!
  - Sat 20 Feb
    - de tings dey am progressin, mon
  - Fri 19 Feb
    - Shelter Bay Marina
  - Mon 15 Feb
    - Portobello & a cock-up in the engine servicing department
  - Fri 12 Feb
    - Ciao Kuna Yala, Buenos Dias Linton Island
  - Wed 10 Feb
    - Paperwork
    - Epic Voyages
  - Mon 08 Feb
    - Not ANOTHER beach BBQ :)
  - Thu 04 Feb
    - Meeting up with chums
  - Wed 03 Feb
    - I see an anchor!!
  - Tue 02 Feb
    - Habit forming!
  - Mon 01 Feb
    - sailing ar last!
- Jan 2010
  - Sun 31 Jan
    - Mono Island
  - Sat 30 Jan
    - Mamitupu
  - Fri 29 Jan
    - On the move.....well not exactly!
  - Wed 27 Jan
    - It's becoming traditional
  - Tue 26 Jan
    - Isla de Pinos
  - Sun 24 Jan
    - Isla de Pinos
    - Interesting experiences
  - Sat 23 Jan
    - A fascinating day
  - Fri 22 Jan
    - Make & Mend day
  - Wed 20 Jan
    - Puerto Ecosses, San Blas Islands, Panama
  - Mon 18 Jan
    - Tintipan
  - Sun 17 Jan
    - Parties
  - Sat 16 Jan
    - Oooops
  - Wed 13 Jan
    - Work work work
  - Tue 12 Jan
    - Make & Mend Day
  - Sun 10 Jan
    - Reflections on weather and the mystery yacht
  - Fri 08 Jan
    - Cartegena
  - Thu 07 Jan
    - It was almost fun in the Force 6 lulls!
  - Wed 06 Jan
    - Rodadero
  - Tue 05 Jan
    - Bahia Guayraca
  - Mon 04 Jan
    - Colombia
  - Sat 02 Jan
    - Santa Kruz Baie
  - Fri 01 Jan
    - Happy New Year
2009
- Dec 2009
  - Wed 30 Dec
    - The Great Weevil Hunt and a bit of beaurocracy
  - Mon 28 Dec
    - Spanish Water
  - Sat 26 Dec
    - Christmas Day
  - Wed 23 Dec
    - Reflections on Venezuelan Islands
    - Bonaire
  - Mon 21 Dec
    - Simon and Sidney the Shark
  - Sun 20 Dec
    - Los Rocques
  - Sat 19 Dec
    - Wish you were here moment
    - 6kts under bare poles
  - Fri 18 Dec
    - Trade Wind Sailing
  - Thu 17 Dec
    - 'The Plan'
  - Wed 16 Dec
    - OK, the Island is yours. Watch out for the wild donkeys
    - Cloud, land or a Russian jet*
  - Tue 15 Dec
    - Eye don't beleeeeve it!!!
  - Mon 14 Dec
    - Almost a bean-free boat
  - Fri 11 Dec
    - Unfair photo!
  - Tue 08 Dec
    - Today, I am a starter motor
  - Sun 06 Dec
    - This weekend I have mainly been
  - Thu 03 Dec
    - Progress
  - Wed 02 Dec
    - It's a boat (part gazillion)
  - Tue 01 Dec
    - 2.25 cheers
    - An annudder ting, mon
- Nov 2009
  - Mon 30 Nov
    - 1.5 cheers
    - It's amazing.........
  - Sat 28 Nov
    - It always happens at the start of a weekend
  - Fri 27 Nov
    - Yes, we have no bananas.
  - Tue 24 Nov
    - Keep on keeping on
  - Sun 22 Nov
    - Dedicated to a friend with a new, mainly electric toy.
  - Fri 20 Nov
    - How long does it take to change a water filter?
  - Wed 18 Nov
    - Sweaty Small Cramped Place*
  - Tue 17 Nov
    - 'Tis a braw, moonlicht nicht tonicht, och aye the noo
  - Mon 16 Nov
    - Zen and the art of plumbing
  - Fri 13 Nov
    - The Dodgy Dingy
  - Thu 12 Nov
    - Life in Prickly Bay
  - Wed 11 Nov
    - It's all in the planning
  - Mon 09 Nov
    - Author, author
  - Sat 07 Nov
    - Pause for strangled scream
  - Wed 04 Nov
    - Ho Hum
  - Sun 01 Nov
    - Trouble at mill
- Oct 2009
  - Sat 24 Oct
    - Back Again
  - Thu 22 Oct
    - And On
  - Wed 21 Oct
    - (North)Westward(hee hee, ha ha ho)Ho!
  - Tue 20 Oct
    - Hit the road, Jack
  - Fri 16 Oct
    - The Falls
  - Wed 14 Oct
    - Off to the falls
  - Sat 10 Oct
    - Baganara Beach Resort
  - Fri 09 Oct
    - Life on rthe river part deux
  - Wed 07 Oct
    - Life on the river
  - Sun 04 Oct
    - Bartica
  - Fri 02 Oct
    - We have arrived!
  - Thu 01 Oct
    - Onwards!
- Sep 2009
  - Wed 30 Sep
    - To Guyana
  - Sat 26 Sep
    - A present
  - Wed 23 Sep
    - Charlotteville
  - Tue 22 Sep
    - Charlotteville, Tobago
  - Fri 18 Sep
    - Hit the road, Jack
  - Wed 09 Sep
    - On the hard (again)
  - Sun 06 Sep
    - A night out
  - Thu 03 Sep
    - Party time.
  - Tue 01 Sep
    - Never goes smoothly
- Aug 2009
  - Wed 26 Aug
    - And so it goes
  - Mon 17 Aug
    - It's not easy, you know
  - Thu 13 Aug
    - Boats eh, don't you lurve 'em?
  - Sun 09 Aug
    - Keep on keeping on
  - Thu 06 Aug
    - Progress
  - Wed 05 Aug
    - Getting there......but where exactly?
  - Sat 01 Aug
    - It's a boat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Jul 2009
  - Wed 29 Jul
    - Worth a thousand words
    - Two and a half cheers.
  - Tue 28 Jul
    - OOkayyyy
  - Mon 27 Jul
    - Hmmmmmm
  - Thu 23 Jul
    - Right then.....
  - Tue 21 Jul
    - And so it goes
  - Fri 17 Jul
    - A productive but expensive day
    - And this is the hole in the kitchen
  - Thu 16 Jul
    - There's a hole in my kitchen, dear Liza
  - Wed 15 Jul
    - Skip, you gonna lose weight
  - Mon 13 Jul
    - Goodbyee
  - Sat 11 Jul
    - Nostalgia
  - Mon 06 Jul
    - A bigger suitcase
- Jun 2009
  - Thu 25 Jun
    - A day out
  - Tue 16 Jun
    - Oh, by the way
  - Thu 11 Jun
    - Gone fishing...or something
  - Tue 09 Jun
    - The Lift-Out
  - Sat 06 Jun
    - The List
  - Wed 03 Jun
    - Crikey Okka, the Boca's chokka!
  - Mon 01 Jun
    - Party party party
- May 2009
  - Fri 29 May
    - Underwater Gardening
  - Sat 23 May
    - It's all go here, I tell you
  - Fri 22 May
    - If it's legal to go by air it's too weak!
  - Thu 21 May
    - A Mad Social Whirl in Pictures
  - Sat 16 May
    - Thunderbird 2, Fish Friday & Saturday Session.
  - Thu 14 May
    - Competition results
  - Tue 12 May
    - Grenada
  - Sun 10 May
    - Endless toil
  - Thu 07 May
    - Message for Andy S
  - Mon 04 May
    - Caption Competition
  - Sun 03 May
    - Birthday Boy(?)
- Apr 2009
  - Wed 29 Apr
    - Celebrations
  - Sat 25 Apr
    - It's a hard life (part 79C)
  - Thu 23 Apr
    - Ah me, another sun-drenched beach & bar
  - Mon 20 Apr
    - A Long Voyage
  - Sun 19 Apr
    - What can I say
  - Sat 18 Apr
    - Tobago Cays
  - Fri 17 Apr
    - Bye Bye Bequia
  - Sun 12 Apr
    - The Bequia Easter Regatta
  - Wed 08 Apr
    - Happy Seder
  - Mon 06 Apr
    - Jacks Bar
  - Sat 04 Apr
    - Bequia
  - Wed 01 Apr
    - "Barnacle Bill"
- Mar 2009
  - Thu 26 Mar
    - Deja Vue?
  - Wed 25 Mar
    - Southbound again
  - Tue 24 Mar
    - The Saintes
  - Mon 23 Mar
    - Les Saintes
  - Sat 21 Mar
    - Dominica
  - Wed 18 Mar
    - Dominica & A Plan
  - Mon 16 Mar
    - If it's Monday
  - Sun 15 Mar
    - Poemtry Corner
  - Fri 13 Mar
    - Only the French
  - Wed 11 Mar
    - Let's party!
  - Mon 09 Mar
    - Today, we went to........
  - Sun 08 Mar
    - Les Trois Islets
  - Sat 07 Mar
    - Having a 'swell' time!
  - Fri 06 Mar
    - On a clear day
  - Thu 05 Mar
    - Martinique
  - Tue 03 Mar
    - Sigh
  - Mon 02 Mar
    - Waiting for Godot
- Feb 2009
  - Wed 25 Feb
    - Waiting for the bus!
    - Pancakes
  - Sat 21 Feb
    - 2 AB or not AB
  - Sun 15 Feb
    - Lazy Days
  - Fri 13 Feb
    - Photos
  - Wed 11 Feb
    - Life and stuff
  - Sun 08 Feb
    - Bye Bye Bob
  - Thu 05 Feb
    - Onwards
  - Mon 02 Feb
    - Going, going
- Jan 2009
  - Wed 28 Jan
    - Life in Carlisle Bay
  - Fri 23 Jan
    - Barbados
  - Wed 21 Jan
    - Carlisle Bay
  - Tue 20 Jan
    - Port St Charles, Barbados
  - Mon 19 Jan
    - Are we nearly there yet? YES
  - Sun 18 Jan
    - Ocean cruising... a hard life
  - Sat 17 Jan
    - Going Well
  - Fri 16 Jan
    - Free firework display
  - Thu 15 Jan
    - Fun & Games
  - Wed 14 Jan
    - A faster day
  - Tue 13 Jan
    - Bananas
  - Mon 12 Jan
    - 1000nm to go
  - Sun 11 Jan
    - Just like the Solent
  - Sat 10 Jan
    - A sad loss
  - Fri 09 Jan
    - Hurrah!!!
  - Thu 08 Jan
    - The Voices
  - Wed 07 Jan
    - Overcoming problems
  - Tue 06 Jan
    - Onwards
  - Mon 05 Jan
    - Westward Ho!
  - Sun 04 Jan
    - Champignons au Swarfega
  - Sat 03 Jan
    - Sarf & West
  - Fri 02 Jan
    - Are we nearly there yet?
  - Thu 01 Jan
    - The first 24 hours
2008
- Dec 2008
  - Wed 31 Dec
    - We're Off!!!!
  - Wed 24 Dec
    - A bigger boat
  - Sat 20 Dec
    - Emergency supplies
  - Tue 09 Dec
    - Supplies, supplies
  - Sun 07 Dec
    - Las Palmas
  - Tue 02 Dec
    - Pasito Blanco
- Nov 2008
  - Sun 30 Nov
    - La Gomera & Los Christianos
  - Wed 26 Nov
    - La Gomera
  - Wed 19 Nov
    - Tenerife
  - Thu 13 Nov
    - Splash-down
  - Wed 12 Nov
    - Aahhh
  - Thu 06 Nov
    - Dirty bottoms & slight change of plans
  - Mon 03 Nov
    - Gran Canaria
- Oct 2008
  - Sun 26 Oct
    - Gran Canaria
  - Sat 25 Oct
    - WOW!
  - Wed 22 Oct
    - Fuerteventura
  - Mon 20 Oct
    - Gran Tarajal
  - Sun 19 Oct
    - Isla de Lobos, Fuerteventura
  - Fri 17 Oct
    - Nobody ever accused me of being quick on the uptake
    - On the road again
  - Thu 16 Oct
    - Honey, I'm home!
  - Thu 02 Oct
    - Puerto Calero
- Sep 2008
  - Mon 29 Sep
    - Playa Quemada
  - Fri 26 Sep
    - Puerto de Naos
  - Sat 20 Sep
    - Lanzarrotte
  - Mon 15 Sep
    - It could only happen to
  - Fri 12 Sep
    - Playa Francesca, Graciosa
  - Thu 11 Sep
    - Warmed-over rat
  - Wed 10 Sep
    - At Sea
  - Tue 09 Sep
    - Preparations for leaving
  - Sun 07 Sep
    - Dodgy WIFI link
    - PSSST- wanna see some Pictures(nudge nudge etc)
- Aug 2008
  - Sun 31 Aug
    - The tale of the diamond-stuffed duck
  - Thu 28 Aug
    - Porto Santo
  - Tue 26 Aug
    - Day 3 at sea
  - Mon 25 Aug
    - All at sea
  - Sun 24 Aug
    - All at sea
  - Sat 23 Aug
    - At sea
  - Fri 22 Aug
    - Jump-off time
  - Tue 19 Aug
    - Another nasty swello
  - Tue 12 Aug
    - Reflections on Galicia
  - Mon 11 Aug
    - Cascais
  - Sat 09 Aug
    - Do boats get the hump?
  - Tue 05 Aug
    - Onwards
- Jul 2008
  - Tue 29 Jul
    - I say, waiter
  - Fri 25 Jul
    - The rain in Spain
  - Mon 21 Jul
    - Fire
  - Sun 20 Jul
    - Swanning Around
  - Sat 19 Jul
    - A change of breakfast
  - Fri 18 Jul
    - Swans are not meant to fly
  - Thu 17 Jul
    - San Vicente & Combarro
  - Mon 14 Jul
    - Isla Toja Grande
  - Sat 12 Jul
    - Shopping
  - Thu 10 Jul
    - Caraminel & life in general
  - Mon 07 Jul
    - All Muros'd out
  - Sat 05 Jul
    - back on the road again?
- Jun 2008
  - Mon 30 Jun
    - Portosin
  - Thu 26 Jun
    - Not all beer & skittle
  - Tue 24 Jun
    - Muros
  - Fri 20 Jun
    - Camarinas
  - Thu 19 Jun
    - Laxe
  - Wed 18 Jun
    - At Anchor, at last
  - Mon 16 Jun
    - The Search for Lurch
  - Sun 15 Jun
    - Oh, blow ye winds...oh
  - Sat 14 Jun
    - Wibble
  - Fri 13 Jun
    - Dolphins
  - Thu 12 Jun
    - The Biscay
  - Tue 10 Jun
    - Sailing in the fog
  - Mon 09 Jun
    - Fair stood the forecast wind for france
- May 2008
  - Fri 30 May
    - "Home" again for a while
  - Tue 27 May
    - A pleasant weekend
  - Thu 15 May
    - Thornham-Sur-Mud
  - Sat 10 May
    - Warranty Work
  - Thu 08 May
    - Friday 2nd May
  - Thu 01 May
    - Escape
- Apr 2008
  - Sat 19 Apr
    - Are we nearly there yet?
  - Wed 09 Apr
    - The time approacheth!
- Mar 2008
  - Thu 20 Mar
    - Preparations continue
  - Mon 17 Mar
    - Testing Iridium
- Feb 2008
  - Wed 13 Feb
    - Equipment
  - Thu 07 Feb
    - First test entry for web diary