Monthly Archives: February 2009

Waiting

Posted on February 10, 2009 by KC2RIY

The supermarket at the marina was open this morning. Meats were rare and many shelves were bare but we managed to provision a little. Gas stations are still closed with fuel going only to emergency services. We’re now getting concerned … Continue reading →

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Strike goes on

Posted on February 9, 2009 by KC2RIY

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 … Continue reading →

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Settling down for the night

Posted on February 8, 2009 by KC2RIY

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 … Continue reading →

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Cold, wet & In Point a Pitre

Posted on February 8, 2009 by KC2RIY

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 … Continue reading →

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We’re off

Posted on February 8, 2009 by KC2RIY

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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