Back in St Lucia

We decided to take the first available weather window back to St Lucia with Dawn (my sister) and Laurie on Cat Tales. Since the winds have been howling and we had a very small opportunity we sailed on Tues Mar 3 rd. The winds were about 15-20 knots and waves of about 1.5 -2 meters. It was a nice sail and only one small squall where winds hit 28 or so. Nothing broke and that was our most exciting news!  Once we anchored we have stayed put and let the winds blow around us. Dawn and Laurie will leave here tomorrow to head south to Bequia where they expect company on Mar 19. The weather is not perfect for their trip but not bad either. 

We have had lots of fun with them here where we know lots of people. The social life as always has been busy. We went for a great hike this morning to Cas en Bas on the north coast of the island. On that beach they do a lot of kite surfing,horseback riding and wind surfing. We then rewarded ourselves with a chicken roti and a beer to balance the calories we had expended. Last evening as we had sundowners on another boat Jimmy from Toronto drifted by on his dinghy to catch the sunset. As the season progresses the sun moves behind Pigeon Island so he has to leave his boat to see it. A funny sight indeed. 

We now have less than 4 weeks before heading home so the check lists will come out. Still lots of time for play.