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Last night in St Lucia, for now

by KC2RIY, on March 16th, 2009 (St Lucia)

Before we left the boat this morning we noticed a mooring ball had become free on the opposite side of the bay where the snorkeling was supposed to be better than where we were. We therefore moved the boat over before heading into town.

Rather than pay, collectively, $180 for a trip to the botanical gardens (as we were offered) we walked there. The fee to get in was only $5 each so our walk saved us a fair bit. The botanical gardens were ok – certainly not as fine as those in Deshaies but pleasant all the same. They contained a waterfall fed by a volcanic source. Again, not as good as those in Dominica but it was different in that the rock wall behind it was coloured yellow from the impurities in the water.

Back in town we shopped then had lunch. Had a bit of excitement when a bottle of beer exploded when I put it in the fridge. Before going snorkeling in our new location I cleared us all out of St Lucia. The snorkeling in our new location (called Bat Cave) was excellent and most have been in the water several times.

Now we’re settling in for the evening and preparing for a long sail tomorrow when we head for St Pierre in the north end of Martinique.

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Night Dive

by KC2RIY, on March 16th, 2009 (St Lucia)

Last night Simon and I went for a night dive off the back of the boat. Fortunately I had a couple of working dive lights which worked well. Diving at night is a very different experience. What you see is limited to the area lit by your torch (flashlight). Everything else is dark. Navigation depends a lot more on your compass as it is hard to know where you are by looking at individual rocks – which look different depending on what angle you look at them from.

The marine life at night is quite different. The parrot fish are covered in self-excreted mucous and sleeping on the bottom. The trumpet fish are asleep and pretending to be reeds. We came across a squid, twice the size of my fist, asleep in the water. I was able to touch it. Lit by our torches it was iridescent.

After 40 minutes we were both cold so we surfaced right by the boat. We surfaced to a brilliant night sky full of stars. A couple of shots of rum warmed us up.

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Souffriere

by KC2RIY, on March 15th, 2009 (St Lucia)

A slow but very pleasant sail has us now moored outside of Souffriere right by the world famous “Pitons”. We’re staying here for two nights before heading back to Martinique. We’ll probably swim/snorkel around the boat before heading into town this afternoon to check things out. We’ll probably go for a walk in the morning and see the local sights.

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Out in Rodney Bay (updated)

by steve, on March 14th, 2009 (St Lucia, Where II)

Yesterday evening we dined in pairs. Helen and I walked about a couple of miles around the harbour to Razmataz, the Indian Restaurant, which was about 200 yards away from the boat as the crow flies. The food was very good but not quite up to what you can get in London, England.

This morning we did some more shopping and I finally managed to find a place to supply some distilled water – I’ve been searching for a while.

We’ve now left the marina and are anchored outside by Pigeon Island. Jim and Bob have climbed one of the hills while the rest of us swam. In reverse, this afternoon the four swimmers will be climbing the hills on the island this afternoon.

I haven’t been taking too many pictures recently but here’s a few that I’ve not shared recently.

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UPDATE: We’ve climbed the two hills on Pigeon Island and enjoyed some very pleasant views. Helen and I dinghied round to where we’d seen another Lagoon 420 (Where II) earlier but she’d left. Hopefully we’ll catch up with her later in the season. The pics have been updated. Tonight it is barbecued chicken.

Tomorrow our plan is to sail to Souffriere where the very picturesque “Pitons” can be found. We’ll stay there for the day and evening.

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Rodney Bay, St Lucia

by KC2RIY, on March 13th, 2009 (St Lucia)

We’re safe and sound in Rodney Bay St Lucia. As the slips only cost $40 per night we’ve decided to stay one night in the marina so we can all do our separate things.

Still no internet so blogging via SSB

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