Run to Rodney

Our trip up to Rodney Bay was a tad rough.  We had 4-6 foot seas, with an occasional 8 footer, so we were doing a fair amount of bouncing about.  Of course, Ryan and Morgan managed to sleep through a lot of it!  We even had a couple of minor casualties; lost our boat hook overboard at some point, after one of the many waves swept over the bow, and most heinously, our coffee maker took a header, breaking into many pieces!.  We normally remember to stow the boat hook AND the coffee maker, but alas, failed miserably this time. *Hanging heads in shame*  A new boat hook will be procured during our next chandlery run.  As for the coffee maker, I reassembled the parts that could be assembled, and glued the rest.  Time will tell whether this was an adequate fix, or if we will be shopping for a new one....

Rain over St. Lucia

Our intrepid Captain decided to try a new docking technique, so the scurvy crew was given a lesson on proper procedures shortly before our arrival at Rodney bay Marina.  As we pulled up to the dock, we all assumed our positions, and while it was not the most perfect entrance the dock boys had ever seen, Mañana was soon tucked safely into her slip.  Success!  The docking program Bill bought might actually be helpful :)

Our New Years Eve was spent at the Ocean Club (the Big Ass Fan place mentioned in a previous blog), where we had a late dinner and enjoyed some music.  There was a band scheduled after dinner hour, but if they were there, we never saw or heard them!  The duo that preceded them was entertaining, though....I never know there so many pop tunes you could turn into Reggae!

Our Dinner Guest

Then we moseyed off to watch the fireworks, of which there were five different displays to see, all viewed from the deck of the boat.  The people just down the way in Gros Islet sent up lit paper lanterns, something I have only seen in movies-very cool! I would not recommend sending up those lanterns in populated (or high fire danger) areas, however, as it would be impossible to predict where they will land, and whether they will still be smoldering when they do....headed out to sea, though, they were pretty spectacular! A good start to the new year ☺