GuestLog from Margaret and Rodger (31st Dec 2005 to 15th Jan 2006)
With dawn on the 31st December Free Spirit entered Rodney Bay in time to be ready for the New Year celebrations. We ( Nat's parents) were excited at the thought of meeting our sailors after their epic crossing and found them looking tanned, fit and relatively relaxed. The sailors joined us at Henry's, the perfect backdrop for our New Year celebrations with excellent Creole food and of course the famous Rum Punches to see in 2006.
Opening Presents on 31st Dec 2005 St Anne Anchorage
We moved on to Free Spirit a few days into 2006 to find great hospitality from our two favorite mariners, precision organization in the galley and with meticulous planning on the bridge! To spend two weeks in such lovely company, sailing between St Lucia and Martinique was a truly memorable experience.
"Sundowner Time " "What a place to 'phone home' ! "
Walking in the tropical rainforests and swimming off the boat (some more than others) was all good fun. Rodger and I are now - almost - versed in ships plumbing (mandatory course for visitors should be held!), taking lines, anchoring, dinghying in to shore(never without a wet bottom), washing vegetables and galley duty! After two weeks it was time to bid farewell and to leave the mariners and return home to blighty.
With us came memories of many splendid dinners aboard Free Spirit under the stars, dinner at 
An evening at 'Jambe de Bois'
Jambe de Bois on Pigeon Island (with bats flying by), Petrified forest walk and walks along deserted beaches and of two very lovely people who we shared this with and who we miss and who we look forward to seeing later in the year.
Margaret and Rodger