June 12, 2013
6am & I am taking over the watch
from David, time for him to get some sleep. A cruise ship slips over
the horizon as the sun rises into a hazy warm morning. We left
Dominica yesterday, June 11 about 10:15am with winds 15+ knots from
the east. As we sailed out of the harbor leaving new friends
behind, we were 125 miles from our anchorage in St Lucia, Grenadines. |
| TWIN PITONS ST LUCIA |
David had reefed the main just before
sunset yesterday which turned out to be the perfect thing to do, the
winds had increased overnight gusting at times to 35 knots. Before I
finished my morning watch David & Rod were in the cockpit
checking the charts & the course. After making less progress
than expected we changed course to motor sail in a direct line to
Soufriere, St Lucia.
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| FRANCIS HELPING SECURE ITS PERFECT TO A MORRING |
Our last passage was 220 miles, this
125 miles has not been especially hard, just slow & therefore
exhausting. By 3pm the lush green island with the volcanic Twin
Piton's are in sight & the next stop is a mooring ball at the
base of the Petit Piton. By 5pm we had picked up one of the mooring
balls that are managed by the park service. We are just off the
small town of Soufriere & after a long day on the water, it was
time for sun downers in the cockpit. Our mooring is in 75ft of dark
blue clear water, the
green mountains rise steeply all around the
small bay & there is the smell of flowers in the air. What a
beautiful sight.
This was David's final passage for this
trip. His plane leaves tomorrow at 2pm to take him back to
civilization. We will be sorry to see him go.
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