On the 15th February we sailed into Tyrell bay, tacking feverishly to avoid many a near collision as we were (again) without engine. We dropped the hook and decided to drown our sorrows with a night in town. We met some old friends and enjoyed some live music and a bite to eat at the Lazy Turtle. The next morning we were rudely awakened by excited voices off our stern as we had slipped our anchor and drifted into a belgium boat anchored behind us. After much running about deck with fenders and braced bodies pushing against hulls we managed to pull up our anchor and drift passed the Belgium’s who were rather miffed by the early morning excitement. Captain Ismail later resolved this with a couple of bottles of wine by way of compensation. We then spent the entire day fixing the engine discovering a fuel blockage had been the source of our woes. Spirits lifted we attended a wonderful concert that evening and hooked up with Ragga man and co. and a local artist who couldn’t paint ears. We cadged a lift in the back of a pickup thanks to Barry and got a good night’s rest before moving around to Paradise Beach the next morning where we enjoyed an afternoon barbecue with ‘American Sam’ and co. As the day wore on into evening we were joined by some local kids who were keen to join in with Barry and yours truly in an impromptu Jam session. On the 18th we sailed to the stunning Sandy Island and enjoyed some rum punch and a treasure hunt! We left the same day for Union Island and a welcome return to Happy Island pub where we were lucky enough to catch a wonderful kite surfing display by Butter and Casper. Barry also practiced his stage diving to the wonder and bemusement of the crowds. The next day we sailed to Tobago Quays and enjoyed a day of Snorkelling and a lobster feast prepared by Allan. We then journeyed forth to Bequai once more to enjoy the sights and sounds of one of our favourite Islands. I visited the wonderful Sunshine School for kids and that evening we listened to some lovely live music and enjoyed Allans farewell dinner in Mac’s. Then it was onward to St.vincent to say a very sad goodbye to Allan who, we all agreed had been a fantastic addition to Rose-Marie’s crew and who we wished could have stayed longer. We had no time to hang about as we had a long sail ahead North to St.Lucia to Collect some new visitors. Never a dull moment!
