Saint Lucia

This was the easiest crossing we have done till now, only close to the harbor were some high waves, but the rest went great. We anchored first in Rodney Bay and got pretty quick a visit from a German gentleman, who has the same boat as ours (there are only 55 of this type) so that was pretty special. We still have to go and see each other’s boat and that will happen today or tomorrow.

We needed urgently to do laundry, so we tried to call the company who would come out to the boat and pick up and deliver it back. We heard nothing and loaded the laundry in the dinghy to deliver it ourselves and then we had a little mishap with our dinghy propeller. We were on our way to the dinghy dock when the motor started running faster without the dinghy going faster. We had to return to Ladyhawk and could barely make it. Jacques took the propeller off and noticed that the rubber sleeve in the prop hub had sheared off. He found a piece of stainless steel tubing that he cut off and used it as a washer and then tightened the nut as strongly as he could. That gave sufficient friction to use the dinghy in a slow pace. The good thing is that Tom can bring a new prop this Saturday because this model is not available here.

The German told us that on Tuesday there would be strong northerly swells, so we first tried another anchor spot. But after 3 tries and the anchor dragging all the time we decided to go for two days in the marina The first time since Puerto Rico! Very big and very nice marina!

We met again some real nice Dutch people and had a fine dinner together. Today we will go to Marigot Bay, must be a very busy spot, but very beautiful, and after that up to the meeting point in Vieux Fort to pick up Tom and Laura with the kids.

Talk to you all soon, Ria