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Strike goes on

by KC2RIY, on February 9th, 2009 (Guadeloupe, Maltese Falcon)

Turns out the general strike is still on. Even the supermarkets are closed today. Some things are open though. We’ve been out around the marina and had pizza for lunch, complete with a small carafe of wine. Been asleep since lunch. Back out soon.

Last couple of days I’ve been listening in to the “Coconut Telegraph” on the short wave. It’s at 8am in the morning and it’s a call in of Caribbean cruisers. I tried calling in myself but failed. I found it hard to here the net coordinator. What we did manage was to hear a chap a few boats down call in so we hailed him on the VHF and ended up having him aboard for a chat. He was born in Malta but lived over half his life in Canada. His boats name is “The Maltese Falcon”.

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Settling down for the night

by KC2RIY, on February 8th, 2009 (Guadeloupe)

We did move Dignity to see if we could pick up a connection. We tried something new. Having installed the antenna on the boom we motored around checking for signals. Much more sensitive than the Canary. We did find an open connection right in the town harbour where we couldn’t anchor. I downloaded all my email before we headed out. Nothing urgent.

So we’re settling down for the evening in a spot between the marina and the town so we can visit both tomorrow. Hopefully this time the tourist office won’t be on strike and we’ll be able to book a car for Tuesday. Fingers crossed.

Tonight I have a test with a HAM based in Los Angeles. He is part of a party who will be joining us aboard Dignity in March when we rendezvous with them in Martinique. Looking forward to seeing if we can make the connection.

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Cold, wet & In Point a Pitre

by KC2RIY, on February 8th, 2009 (Guadeloupe)

We’ve made it to Point-a-Pitre. The going started very slow with very little wind. Then the forecast easterly kicked in and we made good progress. It wasn’t quite enough to the east to avoid tacking so that we did. About 8nm out a front came over which brought lots of rain, a 20 degree wind shift and a calm behind. That left us motorsailing until a couple of nm out when all hell hit loose. We dropped the sails with winds in the mid 30s and motored the rest of the way in in cold drenching rain driving in from the side. This made me very wet. Helen was able to hide indoors.

This was our least pleasant crossing to date. Helen did not find one bit to enjoy. Right now we’re anchored outside of the marina in Point-a-Pitre. Where we are we have no internet connection. As we came up the river I was using my Canary to detect providers. There’s one a little way back. We may move there later. For now it’s a warm shower and a nap.

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We’re off

by KC2RIY, on February 8th, 2009 (The Saintes)

We really did nothing else yesterday. Just chilled. Today we have a brief period of easterlies forecast before shifting back more northerly. So we’re off around 7am soon after dawn. Next stop Point-a-Pitre. Probably.

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Just Chillin’

by KC2RIY, on February 7th, 2009 (The Saintes)

This morning we swam ashore and climbed up to the top of the hill to see the ruins of yet another old fort and an old attempt to build a resort on the island. We then went snorkeling. Apart from the regular denizens I managed to spot a green moray. Helen spotted the most amazing fish. It was grubbing along the bottom and coloured similar to the sand. It was about 9 inches to a foot long. It had two pairs of side fins. With the forward pair it was rummaging through the sand – almost as if they were arms. The second, rear pair, were as almost as big as the fish itself. When spread out they looked like wings with blue edges. Maybe it was a flying fish but I didn’t know they were bottom dwellers. Anyone who knows what this was, please let us know. Unfortunately we didn’t have the camera along with us to take pics underwater but we have some of the walk.

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