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Antigua Bound By 8 a.m we had been under sail for about an hour after leaving Pain de Sucre in Les Saintes.  It was a beautiful time of day to pass by the lighthouse at the southern tip of the main island of Guadeloupe.   We were headed to a small town, 1/2 way up  Guadeloupe,  near Pigeon Island to meet up with the veterinarian who would give Pirate a health certificate for entry into Antigua.  She also treated Pirate for a small ear infection and kindly cut her nails, which Pirate was not happy about at all.  Our timing worked out perfectly, as our friends Deb and Tony from Toronto had just arrived at the same anchorage after sailing over 26 hours from St Maarten.  After a quick lunch and chat with them, we headed up to Deshaies, a classic little French fishing town, at the north end of Guadeloupe - the jumping off point for our sail to Antigua the next day.   As we anchored in Deshaies, a dolphin swam around the boat as if to greet us.  Pe...
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  Traversing the Caribbean with Threats Unknown As we left the mooring ball in Bequia in the Grenadines at 4:30 am, it was cool and dark but the stars shone brightly across the night sky and a 1/8 moon was peaking out.  Nature's beauty was in stark contrast to the music that continued to blare from the shore.  This was the same music that the villagers had been enjoying all Friday night and that had prevented us from getting a good sleep before the long day ahead.  We should have been tipped off that a big party was underway that night when Roger saw the local fresh produce proprietor selling multiple customers something that most definitely was not of the vegetable variety. As we headed out into the darkness and left the music behind, I saw the Big Dipper.  My brother in-law, Ross, had mentioned seeing it the past several nights around 4 in the morning.  During his two week visit, he had taken to sleeping on deck in order to enjoy the cool night breez...
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Sharing Paradise with Family   We woke up to beautiful sunshine in Bequia, the scenic, northern most island in the Grenadines.   At 8am we listened to the local cruiser net over the VHF radio, hosted by Ms. J, owner of the Fig Tree restaurant.  What a great way to start your morning with  Ms J welcoming the incoming and outgoing cruisers, wishing all a blessed day.   Even the turtles came up to greet us.  After a full day aboard the boat, everyone was ready to go ashore and explore Bequia.  We took the dinghy to the stone path that runs along the shore down to Princess Margaret Beach.  We could see Adventure I tied up to the mooring ball as we looked at the colourful houses dotting the far shore of this beautiful, protected bay. After our walk, we headed toward town in search of a few groceries as this would be our last provisioning stop before sailing to the Tobago Cays.  Pamela and I darted into the various vegetable vendors in town, avoidi...
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