After a pretty good night of sleep on the boat, we awoke to a sunny morning in the bay of Bequia. We went over charting, navigation and spent the morning tacking and jibing a ways out from the bay. It was stressful! The second I'm at the helm of this 44 foot boat in these large swells, I forget everything. But we all did ok and learned a lot. The keel of these boats is impressive. I feel like we are going to capsize but we're not.
Then it was lunch time and to prepare the dinghy to go to shore for provisions and to stretch our sea legs. We bought fresh mangoes, yummy ice cream and thirst-quenching coconut water. Then back to boat for our afternoon swim. It's pretty easy and freeing to shower right off the back of the boat and then dry out quickly in the wind.
After a gin and tonic that our friendly fellow student Ed mixed for everyone, we came ashore again for a fabulous fish dinner at Jack's Bar. Wow, this place is gorgeous! The lights of the bar, the fresh air and the waning sunlight makes for a magical evening!
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| Where are we going today Suzy? |
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| Nancy and Ed picking out mangoes |
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| Local kids at the market |
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| Water straight from the coconut |
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| Ed, Adam, Nancy and Mark as we head to dinner, barefoot and happy |
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