What's Happening in Paradise

We had a very different but a lovely Christmas and now are gearing up for New Years and the anticipated arrival of good friends from Canada. We said our good byes and Val and Rick left on the 26 th only to be greeted by a big snow storm in Detroit. But they made it home safely after a very long day. We all had such a good time and really enjoyed the snorkelling at the Pitons. After watching the weather we decided to make a quick dash to Martinque for a few days. We had a lovely sail and all the water was on the outside. So the few fixes we made after the last trip seem to work. We arrived here about 4:00 and were quickly included in a cruisers snack pot luck on the beach. We met a lot of people and made to feel right at home. We are anchored in St .Ann and Laurie took their boat with 2 dinghies attached and we went into Marin. We anchored his boat and all made our way to shore to check into customs and do some shopping. It is about an hour wet dinghy ride if Cat Tales hadn't provided the tow service. We had a great lunch and shopped in many excellent chandleries. We found so many small items that had eluded us thus far. The grocery store .... LeaderPrice is a wonderful spot and the French wine and excellent cheeses at such low prices are too good to be true. We really loaded up the dinghy for the short ride back to the mothership. Today we are going to try to hike if it stops raining. We plan to be here for New Years and return before Warren and Linda Spence arrive on Jan 6th. We are really looking forward to friends from home. But Val and Ricks surprise visit made Christmas special. The picture is Dawn and Laurie's boat and my laundry hanging off the life lines I washed with caught rain water. What a water miser you have to be here. We have had very poor wifi service before coming to the French island and it is even worse here. We will try to blog when we can. Yesterday at the restaurant we tried to email and it was on and off again so messages may be short to fit the wifi available.
Happy New Years to All from Peace and Plenty ......PP they call us for short