Hi

 

We are in Bequia now. The passage to here from Mustique was a little unusual but very effective. We went over the North of Bequia and came into Port Elizabeth from the north. The sail up the east side of Bequia gave Sally a few anxious moments, up to 30 knots of wind and a beat into a big sea. Even so we were doing up to 6/7 knots.  (Personally I think we were actually way off course and

 

Bequia is busy but a very attractive and friendly place.

 

We have quite a number of passengers on board RT apart from the crew of three. They walk around the deck like tourists on a cruise liner. When the deck is awash they disappear only to return immediately the deck dries. They are everywhere, one is even walking over the screen as  I type this missive. Our unpaying passengers are ants. They boarded us in Grenada Marina whilst RT was stored and haven’t left yet. Occasionally we are nasty to them and spray them but we generally get along just fine. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of them are with us in UK.

 

After are outboard went for it second swim we decided that we had to give it a special name. So Dolphin will be with in the dinghy for ever more. This will go along with the Squid for the tow along gene, Monica the self steering gear and Vinden the wind generator. At the moment Vinden is doing a sterling job keeping our batteries topped up on the anchorages.

 

We were chatting to a couple who had just returned from Mustique, she came from Dudlie so we spoke the same language.  They said that the whole Middleton entourage had been in Basil’s Bar a few days before we were there, including George and Kate. Tut, we had just missed them.

 

As we are now in Bequia and are about to be topped up with water we have all been allowed by the Captain to have a shower.   He thinks by switching off the water we are all using a regulation 1 inch of  water to wash, clean our teeth and do the washing up.  Washing clothes is banned.  However, I have found where Captain switches off the water so rather more is being used by the female population of the boat than our dear Captain thinks!!!  Needless to say Dolphin was the first to have a shower after her second sinking – Captain was worried re the salt water in her motor.  I think the ants are also having more than their fair share of water too.      

 

I’m still waiting for Norm Musings watch this space.

 

Mick,  Sally in Italics, Norman in cognito

 

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Bequia Beach

 

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