Helen: Seems like, finally, our luck might be changing! We now have two passages sorted out, hopefully all the way til Nov - first one is with friends of friends of Helen's, from St Maarten to Bonaire to Panama, and the second is from Panama to NZ via the Pacific islands. We've tried (fairly half heartedly admittedly) to get a yacht to St Maarten from here...but it's a long way (and we have to be there by next Monday) and we were thwarted by a lack of sticky tape to put up our crew adverts yesterday, so we think we're just going to fly instead, and stop off in St Lucia en route, to see Joel and climb the Pitons.
At the moment, we're in Bequia, which is lovely. V relaxing, v pretty - everyone's really helpful, and there are lots of very well stocked delis too. We even managed to find some chilli powder for the first time in 2 months. It has a different feel from the other Caribbean islands we've been at so far, as most of the business seems to be run by expats...
So, we are enjoying not being on a boat for the moment, not living in squalor, having free time to read books, and having an en suite shower. We walked to the beach yesterday, and then met a couple of New Yorkers in a bar (called 'Can't Remember The Name' - what a great name for a bar!) - we ended up spending the rest of the night with them, watching the NFL playoffs on cable TV in a sports bar with a load of other Americans. The Giants (NY team) were playing Dallas - seeing as we were with New Yorkers, we decided we really ought to be Giants fans...which is just as well as they won. Even if we had understood the rules, it still would have been very difficult to follow the game as it stops every 10 mins for adverts. Apparently you have to wait 28 years to get a Giants' season ticket. 28 years!! And they're rebuilding the stadium...with less seats!
Two small soundbites to share with you before I go - one is a sign on the high street outside, which is a no entry sign that says 'No entry - except for religious processions'. The other was from a local lady called Stephanie who we met while waiting for the ferry on Union Island - she told us St Vincent was 'same shit, different island' - afraid we have to concur!
Think that's all for now - off to see turtles at the turtle sanctuary this afternoon...
xx
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Glad to hear things improving - sounds like an exciting year ahead. Meantime, we are experiencing the usual grey days, rain and general AAARGH-inducing weather. Helen - many thanks for your text re Skype this afternoon - I only have Skype at home and was at work when I got your message, so could not respond. Incidentally, your e-
mail was diverted to my Spam folder on the kcl site this morning, and I almost missed it - suggest you use my home address in future. Much love Susan xx
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