Merry christmas to all

Why all the expensive dredging?

For the last month or so there has been a dredging operation in and around the fisherman's dock in Deshaies Guadeloupe. A big barge with a mobile crane. A big spoil barge and a little pushboat tug. All in the company of a much larger tug. They have been at it for about 6 weeks and must have cost a fortune. Nobody knew what it was all in aid of as the actual interior was not dredged just the area around the entrance.

Well today it was all made clear.

I suppose the T shirt sellers will be happy.

WASTING AWAY IN MARGARITAVILLE well Guadeloupe

Not been on the internet much but my domino skills are improving and I am the backgammon champignon.

Time to finally move South maybe to Martinique for Christmas.

Providing some volcano does not get in the way. One of the known warning signs on an impending eruption is a ' swarm ' of small earthquakes,

During the period Dec 6th - 4:28pm to Dec 7th - 9:50am, a burst of 54 earthquakes occurred north of St. Kitts.

I have been helping out with a boat stuck on the mud near the canal. WHile I was wading around I saw some fish action but as we get lots of mullet working the shallows I ignored it Turns out they were baby hammerhead sharks, lots of them. One of the locals managed to pick up two about this size

I think they were destined for the pot but someone reminded him quite forcefully that we were in a marine conservancy area and he returned them to the water.

Dizzy says HI!

And I am back on the gin, having run out of good Antiguan rum

It is about 5.45

The charter boats are still arriving. This despite being told VERY FIRMLY at the chart briefing that there was to be no movements by sail or motor after 4 pm.