We didn't get to do much at St Kitts. The weather wasn't too good, lots of rain... :-o Also there were 3 huge cruise ships at least as many tourists as inhabitants, so the train was fully booked and we didn't want to do a tour with a crowd. The train tickets would have been a cause fo second thought though. $ 115 US per ticket is a bit more then I'm used to :-)
So instead we took a taxi to the reggae beach bar at the South of the Island. The drive to there was kind of a tour itself and the driver stopped a few times to let us take pictures at the point where you can see the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic only a mile apart and to explain some things about the Island.
The beach bar was nice but about to close when we got there. If we ordered immediately, we still could eat there... it wasn't even 6 pm :-o The food was good but right after we finished, she brought us the bill and they closed the place. We walked over to the Spice Mill, another restaurant and had a drink there. We should have gone there in the first place... this was a really nice restaurant, but also closed at 10 pm.Anyway, it wasn't too bad to get back to the boat early because next morning we had to get up at 05:30. The sail to St Maarten is about 50 nm and the bridge to get into the lagoon only opens 3 times a day. We wanted to catch the bridge of 5:30 pm and not miss it :-o
The sail to St. Maarten would be our last one before going home again :-(
It was a shitty sail, more or less like our first from Scheveningen to Harwich: a lot of wind and lots of rain, the whole day! We had to put in the second reef and I had to put on my sailing gear :-(Anyway, we did make it in time for the bridge and got into the lagoon alright. This is the most sheltered place of the whole Caribbean and a good place to leave the boat until I come back.
However, today I'll have to find out what is happening, I booked a place at Bobby's Marina, but when I send them a mail to confirm my arrival date, they had never heard of me. It turned out that the woman I mailed and did the booking had left and obviously hadn't handed things over....
Anyway, the weather is okay again and the sun is shining :-) The wind has died and it looks like a nice and calm day to clean the boat and get it ready for the stay here.
The berth for the boat turned out okay. Bobby's Mega Yacht had one spot left which obviously was not for mega yachts since I just could get in with a draft of only 6 ft (1.8 meter) !
After securing the boat we took a taxi to Sunset's where we had dinner and a cocktail. This is one of the most amazing restaurants. It's right at the start of the strip of Juliana Airport, when a plane takes off, you could be bast away if you're at the wrong place. Also when a big jet is landing, you can actually see the pilot, that close by it crosses over.
Tomorrow Rutger is flying back and the day after Monique and I will fly back too. It feels a bit strange as if going home doesn't fit in the picture. I guess being on the boat for 4½ months has made it my home also. I'm so used to the motions that it might take a while to get used to a steady and solid place to sleep again …
Also the rhythm of life over here is completely different. The Dutch are considered to be laid back but we still can learn a lot from the people down here and I guess I picked up a few things :-)
