Bequai Time Coming to a Close?

Well here we are it's Tuesday December 17 and our canvas projects have been completed, except for paying that is! We have a new bimini complete with drop down side and stern curtains, new dodger with removeable sun shades and rain deflectors on the sides and modified frame so Lorna and I can stand erect under it all! That's saying a lot since she is 5'2 and I'm 5'8 give an inch or so for shrinkage. Heights that is! We also had a large canopy/rain catcher made for the fore deck and the sacrificial strip on the jib replaced in navy blue. As soon as the winds drop below 15 - 20 knots we will think about putting the jib on, but the batteries are full!  We still don't know when we can leave since the winds are so strong. Even when the wind drops it will take some time for the seas to calm. Dawn and Laurie have friends arriving on the ARC in St Lucia and want to be there to greet them.i. It will be the last leg of their around the world voyage. 

Some people ask how we fill in a day here, let me say it's quite easy. Sometimes we watch the sun go down and wonder where the day went. A lot of the time we make a list of stuff to do like chores, for instance today I need to scrape the bottom; it's best to get the molluscs while they are small, or grocery shop or other projects some times we hike the hills.

Sunday we hiked to "Peggy's Rock" which overlooks Admiralty Bay. The story is that "Peggy" would go to this overlook and signal the fishermen where the fish were. How is unknown. It seems more likely that she would watch for whales since Bequai is known for whaling and still is permitted to harvest up to four a year. It is a huge event when they get one and just about the whole island gets involved. Back to the hike. Laurie and Dawn (Cat Tales) and us took a bus to the whaling museum at LaPombe on the West side (2.00 EC each about 75 cents CA)  then we started walking just about straight up! The pictures will tell the story: (the last shot is from the boat, Peggy's Rock is the second highest point, slightly to the left). Kendra we used your walking sticks and they were great. It was tall grasses in some   places,followed by a rocky path,followed by climbing over boulders. It was a great hike certainly our first major one this season. Today is Tuesday and I still can feel it a bit in my calves.