With our new crew, Les Moores, now aboard we shall never be short of stories of love, life, and relationships. Apart from the welcome arrival of Les on Sunday, the week starts with heavy rain and much flooding. Even the fridge gets topped up and needs a bilge pump to sort it out. Is this a good omen for the future?
Have made good friends with ex RN Pilot Nigel North on Westerly ketch Pinball Wizard and with James, the professional skipper looking after Halberg Rasssy 62 ‘Eleandra’.
Les & I decide to go as soon as the weather settles......and this looks like happening after the weekend. So much prepping and job-listing, including MB’s developing dose of prickly heat rash. Need to visit pharmacist.
Sunday and Monday - big round of farewells to all my favourite people.
Tuesday AM finally manage the very difficult and emotional un-velcro’ing free from our comfort zone and we depart the berth for the fuel station. Manage a few farewell beers at Cap’n Mikes waterfront bar while the fuel bowser is topping up the boatyard.
Finally depart RBM for the bay outside at about 1500. Anchor just off pirate Jean De Bois stroghold on Pigeon Island. Les bravely afloat in scuba gear for an all round waterline weed scrub. Later ashore for final sunset rum punches in iconic beach location. Joined by Nigel North who has dinghied out. All back on board for Buggy special hot spicy Caribbean Jerk Port curry with Saffron rice. Irish whiskey and putting worlds to rights follows. A wonderful final day to a long and varied stay at Rodney Bay. Tomorrow sees us heading north to Martinique.
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