Everything was a bit fast and messy these last few weeks, and we didn’t have time to feed this blog ; or maybe we were just opening our eyes to the view of the coconut trees,  enjoying a new rhythm with old friends on board, swimming every morning before breakfast, right after sunrise, learning how to say hello to the dolphins who welcome us every time we arrive at a new island…

So let’s go back to the beginning…

1988 : Matthieu starts his first job in a French Bank. The seed of going away, very far away and stop working has been sowed...

10 years ago : Matthieu  is obsessively touring all the boat shows of the planet. Just for fun, he says.

3 years ago : we have a boat, Noeluna. Just for vacations and fun again.

And then, end of 2009, I don’t know what suddenly happened : Matthieu is crossing the Atlantic with Come, Didier, Philippe. The kids and I are leaving Singapore, spending a few days in Paris to say good bye, fly to Miami to meet a bearded sailor who brings us to Sainte Lucie. And here we are, living in 20 square meters in a quiet, damp atmosphere for 8 months.

What drug have you been putting in my breakfast tea every morning Matthieu ?

January 6 2010 : We are departing Sainte Lucie with Christopher and Henry.  After 7 days of navigation, we reach the San Blas Islands, and spend a few days in this  wonderful archipelago in front of Panama.

Our super super helpful and adorable first crew, Christopher and Henry have to go back to real life in Miami. Henry left first, this morning, and will be followed by Chris tomorrow.

We will then be on our way to Panama, where another  Miami crew, Bertrand, Liliana and Guillaume, will meet us.

Now, we can properly start the happy blog of Noeluna 2010…

By the way : Bonne Annee ! French people are allowed to make their wishes until the end of January…

We terribly, horribly missed the 3 kings cake this year. But no galette des rois in Sainte Lucie…

Ciao,

Marie-Anne

PS : Bananas get ripe all of a sudden did you know ?