Limin' in St Anne

We are in a lovely bay in St Anne and another bay Le Marin is just a 20 minute dinghy ride away. We have found many good chandleries and many elusive boat parts. We have decided to put the dinghy purchase on hold until our return in the fall and have one ordered and waiting for us. The old buggy is holding up fine with the new motor.
I (Lorna) am having a significant birthday on Monday and I have started "birthday week celebrations." It has always been a joke in our house that a birthday should last at least a week and I see no reason not to maintain the tradition. We had 6 friends over drinks sundowners the other night and officially kicked off the week. Then the next day we had a wonderful lunch at Abdels on the beach ..... appetizers, main (beef a rarity here) salads,desserts,wine ...all for 25 euro per person. That started with another toast to me. We are not leaving this bay until Tuesday so I will have as many friends around as possible. I have champagne and orange juice on hand to start the day off right!
The sunsets on this bay have been more magnificent than in St Lucia. Maybe because it is a wider bay and a clearer view. We have not had a drop of rain in nearly two weeks so no rainbows lately.
On Tuesday we plan to move around the lower tip of the island and up to Fort de France the capital and do some exploring there. We are travelling with My Island Girl. Today we are off to the town of St Anne and do a walk up a hill (not a mountain). We write a blog on the boat and then go into a spot on land and usually for a beer or a lunch we post the blog. Today we are at Bokits a little lunch spot on the street for a wonderful sandwich. We did the walk from behind the church in St Anne. It was The Stations of the Cross. It was a steep walk up a very windy trail with a monument at several spots along the way. It was a lovely experience with a wonderful view. The last picture was a neat piece of driftwood with plants growing out of it. ...... Lunch just arrived got to go.