Feb. 22, 2009 - A close shave
As the photo shows – we made it to Antigua but with NO BEER!!! Talk about a close call. The trip over was probably the roughest we have ever made. The wind was not that bad only 20-25 Knots but the seas were really large and very confused as a mixture of the old northerly swell mixed up with the new one from the east. Luckily its only 40 miles and we were snug in Falmouth harbour Antigua just after lunchtime.
First call was obviously the supermarket for a case of tins and thence to Customs and immigration. Only in the Caribbean would the customs guy go out for lunch at three in the afternoon and not return until four. Still we’ve also met up with some of our friends from previous anchorages so it’s a ‘pot luck’ supper on one of the boats tonight.
Last time we were here it was quite quiet but the photo shows the enormous number of superyachts tied up in the marina. Makes one wonder if it’s a symptom of the economic times, all those rich people unable to play with their toys – I feel so sorry for them – not.
Gonna stay here for a few days, might then pop around to some of the other anchorages but aim to be in Jolly harbour marina at the end of the month to pick up Matt and Penny – so guys that is what you tell the taxi driver at the airport!
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