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Whisper
Noel Dilly
Fri 7 Dec 2012 16:46
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"Canouan - 6th December"
We left our mooring under headsail alone and with
the wind behind us gently sailed south to the island of Canouan. We saw
many sea birds on our way, Brown Boobies, Bluefaced Boobies, Frigate Birds and
Caspian Terns. We arrived at Charlestown Bay, not a boat boy in
sight! Just as we were about to pick up a mooring, one appeared from
nowhere - he didn't want a fee by had live lobster in the bottom of his
boat. No prizes for guessing what we have for dinner tonight, or who was
upset to see them squeezed into our pot? The boat boy also told us that
the moorings belong to the hotel on the beach and that Marcus would be along
later to collect the mooring fee and by the way, he could get us bread, ice,
vegetables etc. Bread and a huge bag of ice was delivered later and the
suggested price negotiated to something more reasonable!
We had a glorious swim to the beach in the
turquoise coloured sea and a walk along the sandy beach and discovered an added
bonus to the surrounding beauty - the restaurant on the beach had Rum n
Raisin ice cream! I had thought that there could possibly be a trip ashore
in the dinghy later, but after our feast of lobster, Mick produced a bowl of Rum
n Raisin ice cream for me. He had rowed ashore earlier, equipped with a
plastic container and cool bag and made the surprise purchase. Fortunately
he is a strong oarsman, when he went ashore he had to lift the dinghy out of the
water and in doing so, unbeknown to him the stopper to the valve was knocked
out. He arrived back at Whisper just as the last of the air was
expelled from the tank. I was put in mind of the Cadbury's Milk Tray
advertisement, when the handsome hero valiantly delivered the box of
chocolates to the lady after various traumatic episodes, to the words, "All
because the lady loves Milk Tray"! Well done Mick, what a
hero, thank you!
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