Greetings From St. Lucia
Today, we high-tailed it out of Martinique and made the four-hour trip down to St. Lucia. We can’t even call it a “sail,†because we didn’t even bother to put the sails up.
As we were pulling into Rodney Bay Marina, we called them on the radio and asked to which side we’d be tying up the boat.
“That’s a starboard-side tie-up, captain,†they replied.
“Roger that,†I said.
Melissa sprang into action, setting up all the fenders and docklines on the starboard side.
As we coasted down toward the slip it began pouring rain – really, really hard rain. We reached the slip – and it was, naturally, a port side tie-up.
Melissa scrambled to switch everything over and the rain kept pounding away. It made for a very high-stress landing, but, in the end, it was no big deal.
In the few hours we’ve been here, St. Lucia has certainly been a major improvement over Martinique. I can’t say it’s love at first sight, but it looks promising. We’re attending the England/New Zealand match tomorrow and then are off to Trinidad next weekend for more Cricket World Cup craziness, watching our beloved Sri Lanka take on India. We promise much more about St. Lucia when we return.