so here i am, in st lucia. placed quite graciously by the wind between the two pitons (beautiful mountain landmarks of the island). locals eagerly welcome us ashore with, " hello, welcome to paradise, isn't it nice here". i seem to be stuck in a strange place though. despite being surrounded by such natural beauty, being around this resort, where we are anchored, sours my absorbing this paradise. the resort's beach is made of trucked in white sand. but at the same time, it is places like these that contribute greatly to employment on the island. here i am again trying to understand things a bit too out of my reach. and instead of getting off my bum and exploring i am sitting here writing, so i think i am already started off on the wrong foot.
well, anyway, while i have this cyber space here for the moment let me describe some positive points.
We sailed down from Antigua with a lovely Italian couple from Firenze. they made for excellent company. eager to lend a hand and share with us their travels of antigua and the world. with them, on our sail down from antigua we made some flipper friends. Ciara, one of the Italians, was sure that her whistling called the dolphins over. I think she may have been on to something because three times groups of dolphins came to play off our bow. megan was explaining how the dolphins get propelled forward by the current created as the bow moves through the water. i bet it's fun.
soon after these dolphins left the bow we rounded the bend and caught the first sight of the small piton as a rainbow sprang up over Soufrière. borderline Lisa Frank style - it was beautiful.
yesterday, we had a full afternoon of sailing while Alison took photos and video of us underway. it was an excellent round of catalog style poses and good sailing. i even wore a polo. trygve had megan and i in stitches with his commands in german and his cues to stare up at the sails, yelling, "holy dacron!' quite the scene we set.
here are some photos of the boat to give you an idea of the kind of operation we are running... big love.
well, anyway, while i have this cyber space here for the moment let me describe some positive points.
We sailed down from Antigua with a lovely Italian couple from Firenze. they made for excellent company. eager to lend a hand and share with us their travels of antigua and the world. with them, on our sail down from antigua we made some flipper friends. Ciara, one of the Italians, was sure that her whistling called the dolphins over. I think she may have been on to something because three times groups of dolphins came to play off our bow. megan was explaining how the dolphins get propelled forward by the current created as the bow moves through the water. i bet it's fun.
soon after these dolphins left the bow we rounded the bend and caught the first sight of the small piton as a rainbow sprang up over Soufrière. borderline Lisa Frank style - it was beautiful.
yesterday, we had a full afternoon of sailing while Alison took photos and video of us underway. it was an excellent round of catalog style poses and good sailing. i even wore a polo. trygve had megan and i in stitches with his commands in german and his cues to stare up at the sails, yelling, "holy dacron!' quite the scene we set.
here are some photos of the boat to give you an idea of the kind of operation we are running... big love.
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