Back in a French Island and how different things are. Customs are polite and don’t charge you for everything, the food is great as are the roads, shame we don’t understand a word anyone says. Spent a couple of great days in Deshaies and then off Pigeon Island, apparently Jaques Cousteau filmed there for his first ever episode and it’s been a National Park ever since. Certainly the most interesting and varied Caribbean diving I’ve done so far. We disturbed the turtle who was warming himself in a small thermal vent, this Island is quite volcanic in nature. As of writing we’ve hired a car and intend to drive over the volcano for a peek. Took it out this afternoon and couldn’t understand the rush, surely 50kph is fast enough for anyone – now I know I’m getting laid back!
Now in a marina in Pointe et Pitre having said we would try to keep clear of them, mainly because the weather is not forecast to be too good for a few days, but also because we are off to some more remote spots and Fi wanted the laundry and I wanted to make sure we didn’t run out of rum – just got a 4.5 litre ‘rhum box’ of 60% hooch for 30 Euros (pickled liver anyone??!!)
Oh and Troutbridge – didn’t say I’d never use a spray hood – only use it offshore. If I’d had it up yesterday as we came in we would have been trailing about 50 fishing floats!! So there nyah nyah.
Hopefully the Saintes early next week and then Dominica for early Feb. Peter, Neil and Sue – see you in Martinique soon.
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