After a frustrating time finalising work in Antigua, and finding that the riggers

could not do anything for at least a week, we decided to put that on hold and

meet up with Peter and Penny (on Innforapenny2 who had sailed with us from

Oz) on Nevis.

We celebrated their anniversary with lobster at a beach restaurant and the next

day - after  the usual delays with clearance!- set off with Sarge on a tour of the

island.The wonderful botanical gardens looks well established, but in fact only

started in 1998  which shows just how fast everything grows out here-it is

intriguingly filled with very eastern statues. We also visited various old plantation

houses - the ones that have survived now turned into upmarket "boutique" hotels

 including the one taken over by Princess Di and her sons not long before her death.