I have now managed to survive 48 hours without Claire, however I have yet to cook an original, 'no outside help' meal, but if all else fails I am sure that 2 weeks of lettuce and tomatoes will do! On Wednesday I was invited by Jo-Ann and Gene from Eli Blue to join them on […]
To put you in the picture, we’d had a run ashore in Pointe a Pitre and found some new wines to try out, so we were quietly ‘tasting’ and deciding which of the 4 bottles merited another visit to the store. We had a spectacular sky as the backdrop, an idyllic setting for a sundowner, […]
Emily Eileen Short has finally put in an appearance - 11 days late and after a lot of hard work on Lil' Claire's part but both are doing well. She actually arrived at 7.15am on 22nd February weighing 8lbs 4oz - so not exactly tiny! The photo confirms that Emily is totally beautiful and […]
No not Claire or James, but Puddle! For some inexplicable reason a thorn made its way into the dinghy and under the airdeck floor and pierced Puddle’s bottom! Immediate First Aid was administered with great success and Puddle is now back speeding (2.5hp?!) over the ocean blue! This small set back did not slow us […]
Our cross country riding and drag hunting days are long behind us but the sail from St Lucia to Martinique brought back all the memories. The winds had dropped a good deal (only gusting above 25knots), the seas had calmed somewhat (max height 2.5m) and the skies had lightened, so we donned our lifejackets and, with […]
Our New Year's resolution is to ensure that the Queen's english is used appropriately so that our expected grandchildren do not grow up with too much colour in their vocabulary. A relatively easy resolution you might think? Try again, just one day after New Year we set off from Marigot Bay heading north […]
We hope that you have all had as good a start to 2015 as we have! Chateau Mygo did us proud with a delicious dinner and some wonderful live music that was loud enough to encourage us to dance but not so loud we couldn't hear ourselves think! We were also treated to […]