Now at anchor
Chaser 2
Yvonne Chapman
Tue 9 Jan 2007 22:20
Yesterday
we left the marina in Rodney Bay and moved into the lagoon to anchor. It has a
bit more air and less crowded, and provided it doesn't rain we can leave the
hatches open and allow the breeze to blow through.
Last night
we sat in the cockpit under a hurricane lamp, dining al fresco on the remains of
a Yellow Fin Tuna we caught the other day. We turned on our portable TV/DVD and
watched a favorite film, you may have seen it, it's called 'Wind'. It's a kinda
love story about two people Wil Parker and Kate Bass, they can't live with each
other or without each other, they both love sailing, and both love
the Americas Cup. One to recommend.
Anyway,
enough of that, our son James has been here for a week with
his 'friend' Fraukje, pictured below. They both love
sailing, so we all took off, we anchored out in the bay at
Pigeon Island and had a nice meal at a small bar/restaurant on the beach.
In the morning we upped anchor and sailed down the coast to Marigot Bay, a
beautiful anchorage, although now spoilt by the construction
of some totally out of character resort type timeshare properties and
shops. Next morning we moved on further south to a small seaside town
called Soufriere, we dropped anchor just of the shore then attached a line
from our stern to a palm tree on the beach. An idealic anchorage, clear waters,
sandy beach, a lovely bar restaurant with 10 metres and a delightful but quaint
town to wander around during the day. We met a friendly cab driver who
offered to take the four of us for a tour to some waterfalls, the warm
water springs and
the volcano. A really good morning visit, the gardens and falls were beautiful
with amazing tropical flowers, hummingbirds collecting the nectar, colours were
fantastic. The warm water falls were very warm, they come from the volcanic
activity and the water is truly bath temperature, we had a quick dip (it is
supposed to rejuveninate you). I don't think it worked!.After drying off we
moved up to the volcano, the smell of sulfur in the air was quite potent and the
earths floor was bubbling and sending steam and black mud into the air.
A good day
was had by all, and on returning to the boat we decided to sail back to Rodney
Bay that evening so we could shower, go for a meal in a local bar and
spend a little more time in and around Rodney. Time was running out
for James and Fraukje, their holiday finished a couple of days later,
so they wanted to see as much as possible before returning to work, James
works for the Americas Cup, he loves
it.
