Making Lemonade life gives you lemons make lemonade” Hello friends and family this cruising journal/blog is about my travels, the places I go and the friends I meet along the way.

April 8^th- 11^th  (lost my camera with pics from Bequia, St Vincent & Dominica)

After a difficult sail which took much longer than expected due to a troublesome low front we arrived late afternoon. We again were met by very helpful boat boys and enterprising businessmen including a chap on a kayak offering to collect our rubbish. We picked up mooring in Prince Rupert Bay which the guide book recommended as a good base for exploring. Dominica is a beautiful island and has it all with the exception of good beaches so tourism is not its main industry. We took a local bus to the main city to look for a chandlery and sightsee. We shared the town with 2000 cruise ship visitors but unlike them we like to explore the back streets so rarely crossed paths with them. We had a great afternoon apart me losing my camera the Dominica people were lovely and there was a lot to see and explore. We had lunch in a local kitchen and discovered Nigerian cinema. We decided we would bring Hannah back here on her visit so we would not explore ourselves until our return. Mistake!

April 11^th

Deshaies Guadaloupe

This bay had been recommended to Jim by cruisers from Jolly Harbor as a safe haven and easy sail to/from Antigua. We anchored for the night did not check in and did not leave the boat. The coast looks just like Brittany and the town like Douadanaez