We are anchored at Rodney Bay, St. Lucia.
First impression…we’re gonna like it here. It is a busy little place with lots to do, plus carnival starts this week. We can’t wait for everyone to show up. This a great island for company. Also JuCa and Rozenante were here when we got here so we received a hearty welcome. It is nice seeing everyone and catching up, and Ryan is enjoying the man time.
Well I better finish checking emails then start cleaning the boat. Update you again soon.
Ladies and Gentlemen…Step Right Up!
Have I got a deal for you.
I have decided to go into the business of jewelry making. Actually Ryan decided I should go into the business of jewelry making after catching me playing around with some ideas one rainy afternoon.
What do you think?
This necklace is made of authentic handpicked sea glass from the shores of the Caribbean. It is wrapped in stainless wire and glass beads then hung from a braided strand of anchor line retired from the decks of the S/V Sandy Dreams.
Each necklace is as unique and individual as you are. Take home your very own piece of the Caribbean and wear it with style.
~j~ © 2011
Artwork-by-jennifer@hotmail.com
* Note I have other ‘chains’ than anchor line. In the pictures I have one piece hung on brown leather and one on hemp.
For those of you interested I also have Silver wire on the way. And will begin making pieces with that.
And since I am using the blog as an advertisement today…For those of you that didn’t know I also sell Giclee canvas prints of my photographs. I can print any of our photographs that you see on the blog or you can go to
http://artwork-by-jennifer.blogspot.com/
Looking for something specific?
Send me an email I may have just what you want.
And now back to your regularly scheduled programing.
I know it has been awhile since our last blog entry and I know that I told you I would do better but HONESTLY we have not had internet. Also we have been on the go, seemingly non-stop, for the last 2 weeks. We have made plans and changed plans both at the drop of a hat as well as any change in the weather. So again I apologize for the delay but now we have a witness, that we are not just lounging away the days. Since it has been a whirlwind of activity aboard Sandy Dreams I am giving you a glance of the things that we have done and seen. You won’t believe how far we have come! Thankfully we have about two weeks of R&R before our next deadlines though.
Let’s see where were we last time I wrote? Oh yeah! St. Kitts. Ryan & I were scrubbing the decks and Marilyn & Amy were making connections for SPIN.
Both endeavors turned out well and SPIN may have a very healthy starting point.
After the work we made a little time for play and rented a car to explore the island further, since Ryan & I had hardly left the boat since arriving and Marilyn & Amy wanted to show us the sights they had seen during their tours.
We ended up at the Brimstone Fort. A first for all of us and definitely the best fort that I have had the pleasure of exploring. The restoration was incredible as well as the size and the view. I couldn’t get enough pictures. Every way I turned there was the ‘perfect shot’. Since I went hog wild with the camera I will just include a few of my favorite shots in the blog. If you want to see more perhaps I can find enough internet to post some on FB.
Volcanic rock at Black Rock Point.
The view from the top of St. Kitts looking towards Nevis.
The Atlantic Ocean on the left, the Caribbean on the right.
St. Kitts and Nevis have wild monkeys. They actually outnumber the people on the islands. The French brought them over as pets and I guess they got loose and found paradise. They have ‘re-tamed’ some of them for the tourists.
But the island still has like 50,000 wild ones.
And lots of beautiful hiking.
After St. Kitts and Nevis we went to Montserrat.
Montserrat has an active volcano on the island and it has closed off 2/3 of the island just incase it REALLY erupts.
A before and after picture of a bay on the island.
A mudslide and ash washed down the valley and into the ocean.
Before and After picture of 3 story House.
Smoke coming from the volcano. And the ruins of Plymouth.
You can read more about the volcano on their webpage: http://www.mvo.ms/ It is really interesting.
After Montserrat we went to Guadeloupe.
Deshaie was a cute little town but we didn’t get to explore much because of the weather. Trying to stay ahead of the weather and on schedule we decided to make a run down to the Saintes.
So in trying to beat more bad weather and in an effort to get to Dominica before Amy’s plane left we only stayed 1 day. Then left for Dominica.
And that is where we still are. Amy made her flight and flew out on the 4th. We had planned to leave yesterday but a quick squall was coming through and we decided to wait it out. We will be leaving tomorrow or maybe the next day for St. Lucia where we have more company coming. We are excited to see everyone and hope to meet up with some of our other boater friends. Until then.
Sandy Dreams over and out.
