Sunday, March 29th, 2009
So it is Saturday March 28th and our watch is working today.
Yesterday and Thursday evening we were ashore.
I went to the opening party of the Moonsplash Reggae Festival which was cool, but expensive.
Our watch was the vanguard of the “Picton Castle Landing Party” and as such was charged with acquiring
the requisite provisions and billeting. Lynnsey found a guest house apartment which was big enough for
the invasion to proceed. I slept on the tile floor that night with the bath mat under me and the towel from
the bathroom as a blanket. Surprisingly the biggest problem wasn’t the hard floor but the cold from the
constant breeze of the ceiling fans.
On Friday morning I got up had an awesome breakfast of bacon and eggs cooked by Geoff, watched the
Great Lobowski (sic) on Ben’s laptop then headed out to find Internet and see what the day would bring.
I met up with the ship’s doctor Eric and David and we decided to go an check out the local Rum company.
They had free samples but their prices were basically retail. Then we took a cab tour of the island :-)
which was pretty cool. We went to Shoal Beach which has been rated as one of the best beaches in the
area and I can see why. The beach is busy but very clean, bright white with the water an intense blue with
brilliant breaking white rollers out on the reef.
In the evening we had a fabulous dinner at a small beach restaurant then headed back to the ship on the
9:00 skiff.
Today I’ve been sanding and varnishing the main and fore fife rails.
Not sure what I’m going to do with my day ashore tomorrow. Being Sunday it will probably be pretty
quiet. Just have to find a shady spot with WiFi and some good rum punches and chill for the day. We will
be sailing for Dominica on Monday morning.
Thanks for reading.
KJ
Here are some pictures from Anguilla.
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