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Whisper
Noel Dilly
Tue 26 Feb 2013 18:45
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"Jolly Harbour, Antigua - 24/25/26th
February"
24th February
After a second very rolly night at anchor and
despite the fact that we did not have a weather forecast, we decided to weigh
anchor and head to either the island of Nevis or Antigua or if the wind
direction made this unattainable we would head back to Guadeloupe and set off
north from there. We motor sailed north in the hope that once out of
the lee of Montserrat we would have a true wind and decide our course. It
was a long slow slog into the swell and the wind and our progress was no more
than 2 knots, we were just thinking that maybe going down the East coast of
Montserrat and back to Guadeloupe would be the best idea as the wind seemed to
be on our nose which ever course we turned to. A little voice
suggested that perhaps we should pull out the headsail first before deciding on
our course. To our surprise Whisper kicked up her heels
and although she could not point to Antigua, she could make a slightly more
north easterly course, which would allow us to tack down to Jolly Harbour
once far enough north and closer to the island. I am convinced that she
knew just where she wanted to go, Noel balanced her sails and ever so gradually
she came round a little bit further and bit by bit she was able to point further
down the coast until four hours later, she was on a perfect course for Jolly
Harbour. Quite simply we arrived on the same tack! It was
amazing as the swell was quite high and we expected to be pushed in the other
direction, but she kept her head and delivered us safely to our
destination.
We have taken a mooring in the marina, it is luxury
to have electricity to power the fridge continually, not to mention the use of
the hot clean showers and of course that other commodity - the Internet!
The beautiful turquoise blue water beckoned to us to anchor but as we only plan
to stop over night to clear immigration we thought some civilisation would be
appreciated.
25th February
Life has a habit of turning up events which
completely change ones plans. This has happened to us, our plan of coming
to Antigua at this time, was to check in and then travel up to the beautiful
island of Barbuda for a few days, before coming back to Antigua to explore the
island and meet up with some longstanding friends. As it happens, we
bumped into a friend last evening, whom we met back in St Lucia and our plans
for the next few days have taken on a complete new dimension. Please don't
worry Dean, we still plan to meet up with you and Amanda - after all you will
have the Wedding Cake!
26th February
Today, has been quite busy preparing for our next
activity, I am not going to write about it now, but all will be revealed later,
suffice to say that Whisper's Blog may be quiet for a few
days!
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