The temporary closure of the jail is true but not connected to Jane and Alisdair’s escape from Scotland.

We’ve made Jane and Alisdair feel really at home with our longest period of rain to date. I suppose 28’C does contrast a bit with Scottish rain though. Chris, from the Caribbean Weather Centre that we [...]

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Pictures from Rebecca’s fortnight with us are in the gallery. We got all the way down to Grenada, well the lovely off lying island of Carriacou. Swam and snorkelled in the Tobago cays. Signed in and out of Bequia twice. Sampled the delights of Marigot bay, St Lucia and had [...]

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Rebecca jojned us in St Lucia. The pilot was pleased to announce the snow in London. Hot enough to melt people here!
Now down in Bequia and off to Grenada island of Carriacou today.

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Well we had a Christmas visitor, he arrived just after we had tidied and cleaned Giselle from our Atlantic crossing and our signing in to Martinique. He was tall, no white beard in fact clean shaven and he brought lots of news and a big bag with presents for Christmas day. A more [...]

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an extra 3 photos to the Cape Verde and Atlantic 1 albums.
The whole of Atlantic 2 is new as is Christmas in the Winward Islands
David

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We are in Admiralty bay, Bequia (pronounced Beckway) for Xmas.  Bequia is part of the Grenadines and is just to the south of St Vincent.  They drive on the left here and the bank notes have a youthful Queen Elizabeth on them which reinforces the colonial feel.  It’s hot but we are getting stronger than [...]

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As predicted last year, all our Christmas wishes are by email, so here we are.So this is Christmas. We are in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote, 16th November 2008. The sun is shining and I’m in shorts so I don’t really feel I should be writing this now. We have had a great six [...]

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Well we did have heavy seas and the wind was quite strong, but with the correct sails up (trysail and little bit of genoa which rolled away to next to nothing, and in the lower wind rolled out a bit more) Giselle was very well behaved and we just kept on going. We left [...]

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Photos of our time with Sheana and Tom in the Gallery.
I have passed my PADI open water diving course so can get my air bottles filled.
A few days of maintenance before we move on - Fitting a new membrane to water maker; Mast check; Bottom clean; engine anode change etc.

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David: Been here a week now. A great week with Ewan and Jane despite the near Scottish weather on occasions! Weather forecasted to be better for Sheana and Tom this week.

Photos of Madeira in the gallery and Mary’s story is on the blog as well.
Photos of Ewan and Jane’s visit in the Gallery. [...]

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