Lost in Time, Antigua,
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Mon 12 Dec 2011 21:13
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MONDAY 12 December
2011
Wer arrived early morning in Jolly Harbour in
beautifull weather,
Not only that, but Mark the fisherman caught 2
large Mahi Mahi fish ( 18 / 20 lbs each ) on thursday
evening and then a monster Sail Fish on Friday
morning just a few miles short of Antigua,
From Bee keeper to Fisherman, well we released them
all as we would not be around long enough to eat them ,
so they live to tell the tale to some other
fisherman,
The harbour was very shallow at the entrance, " A
Lady" was reading 00 depth, usually we are aground when that
happens
unless we are in very soft silt,
We cleared Customs, Immigration, and the Port
Authorities before tying stern onto the marina,
Shortly after an " Amel 54" called - Sea Fever
of Cuan - moored directly behind us, The owners Trevor and Fiona are
from the wee North, and they are setting off in
January around the World with " World ARC "
They had already been onto skipper in July by email
about the trip, Small World,
Saturday was a wet and miserable day, we did a bit
of tidying up on the boat and later drove over to " Antigua Slipway "
in English Harbour where we enjoyed a few scoops
before returning to Jolly Harbour and having a solid dinner ashore,
Lots of regge music playing in the background,
Sunday :- Mark and John spent most of the
morning sorting out their flights and later flew out to NY ,
Skipper , Trevor and Fiona went to a musical thing
in Spring Hill overlooking English Harbour where we had food, a few drinks
and a great evening, We returned later to the
boats and crashed out ,
Monday was spent organising the paintwork, the
varnish work, the bimini, and other bits long over due for attention,
thats boats, there is always the blinking list,
that grows bigger everytime we look at it,
Thats it for now,
Signed :- Skipper ( Stephen Hyde )
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