We said our goodbyes to George Small, the local anchor boy, around 0700 as we were raising anchor in Chateaubelair. Traveling north along the coast we could see the damage of the heavy rains in the unnaturally widened riverbeds.
After motoring along the coast to Baleine we set sail towards St Lucia for a very fast passage, first close hauled and gradually moving to a close reach thanks to a bit of southing in the trades. We averaged 7.5kt with top speeds at 9.4kt, a very lively thing with the wind ahead of the beam.
We had originally thought of clearing in in Soufrière, but with the speedy passage, a roll-free night was beckoning in Marigot, 10 or 12 miles north. We picked up a mooring in the lagoon, checked in and fell onto some soup and pizza. Our first landside shower in two weeks followed, an orgy of warm water. Shortly thereafter all was still in the bunks.
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