Finally Tortola

It's been a relatively fast and troublefree passage.I learned to enjoy
the powercat.She has been kind to us and we treated her with care.She's
been our home for the past 42 days.Good memories were made and everyone
on board had learned,observed and grown as people.

Our run into the Caribbean first had us stop at St.Lucia abd stop for a
few hours to time our arrival for St.Maarten for yesterday morning.No
doubt that St.Lucia is exquisite.Left St.Lucia early afternoon and
arrived at St.Maarten yesterday morning early.We immediatly proceeded
starting to wash the boat with fresh water on tap before it got to
hot.Everyone else around was still sleeping and it was interesting to
see how the place slowly becomes alive.At about 11am we were done and
enjoyed a burger at the Dingy Dock restaurant at the marina.Went back to
the boat for a catnap and woke up a few hours later.

An hour or two later we started our final leg to Tortola.Leaving at
night and sailing the Caribbean at night is mostly very pleasant with
lights and islands always somewhere in sight.I always enter between
St.Vincent and St.Lucia ,then turn north and sail past
St.Lucia,Martinique,Dominica,Gaudeloupe,Montserrat - an active
volcano,St.Kits & Nevis,St.Maarten turning NW and then nearly W to
Tortola.We are about four hours away and will take extra care as we near
the end of our journey.

My next delivery on a Leopard 46 catamaran starts early in the new year
and will take us about three months and 11 500nm's to Tahiti.I will then
endeavour to post a daily journal.I wish you a most excellent Christmas
,a splendid 2012 and a safe festive season.

Until then it is over and out...for now.

Paul