The Twisted but True Tales from the Nauticat: June 2008

Derek wakeboarding

Time with my Kids

Gillian and Derek came to St Lucia for 3 weeks of sailing from April 24 till May 15. This is Gillian's 3rd trip on the Nauticat and Derek's second. Their flights went well except Gill arrived without her luggage and it took 2 days to get it. However Rodney Bay is a nice place to be. Unfortunately the wakeboard was one of the missing pieces.

Derek getting ready to start

The first trip was to the Pitons. We attempted to climb the Petite Piton (2800 ft) but it was too strenuous for Gill and myself so we only made it half way. Derek made it to the top.

The Petire Piton that Derek made it to the top

Next stop was Wallilabou Bay as Gill really likes the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and it was filmed there. On the way we were escorted by a school of dolphins. Got a video of them and will attempt to include it. A nice addition to their first good sail of the year. Next stop was Bequia for a couple of days. Some snorkelling and wakeboarding.

Then off to Canouan. A couple of days in the Tobago Keys for some good snorkelling. Dove with the turtles.

The weather was good, sunny and not too windy. It was calm enough to snorkel at the reef and also you could snorkel outside the reef. Saw a small shark. Then off to Petite St Vincent and Petite Martinique with a stop at Mopion for some snorkelling.

Gill snorkelling

A stop at Palm Island and then to Mayereu. Next was a nice sail up to Mustique to hob nob with the rich and famous. Gill and I did some hiking around Mustique.

Gillian

An easy sail to Bequia for a night and then off to Young Island on St Vincent. A day trip to Kingston town. Quite a busy place. Then a sail to Cumberland Bay for a nice stop. Gill managed to buy some nice local jewlery for some gifts for friends back home. A nice easy sail brought us back to Soufriere in t Lucia and an anchorage back in the Pitons.

Gillian on the wakeboard

Some more wakeboarding and then a good sail back to Rodney Bay for some beach time. A nice trip into Castries fora look around the town. There is a good market place for local crafts, touristy stuff and local food and vegetables and a nice fresh fish market.