CURSE YOU LISA AND KARL

The last month has seen a procession of tropical depressions, storms and hurricanes firing across the Atlantic from the Cape Verdes. The good news is they have all gone well North of Grenada. The bad news is the large swells they produce has kept a high surf running most of the time.

In part I like this as I find the sound of the surf on the reef to be restful and helps me sleep.

But it really reduces the visibility when snorkeling. It was down to 6 ft or less when I last gave my prop a scrape.

I usually like traditional boats and a 3 masted barquantine qualifies as traditional

but this is not pretty.

WEEKLY SHOPPING TRIP

The flame trees are still in blossom.

Pretty little cat of a fellow cruisers boat.

Speaking of cats mine has found a new ambush spot