Day Ten

It was a rainy morning and everyone slept late. When we woke up it was still raining. Jimi made pancakes which were popular with everyone. After breakfast the wind kicked up to 35 knots – fairly high for a protected anchorage. We checked the weather and found that a 'tropical wave' was passing through. We watched the anchor closely but it held well. Once the rain was past David decided to move to a mooring, just in case.

We went to shore in search of cash in Euros to pay for the water and to get diesel oil. We found both at a hardware store where they very nicely gave us 1.3 dollars to the euro. Later, we changed some money officially at the 'post ' and they gave us a rate of 1.32 but charged us a 5 euro service charge.

There were lots of cool shops on shore. Most of the people were friendly, but the woman who ran the pizza place was frustrating because by the time we had the euros to pay they were closed for siesta. We ended up having lunch on board while David and Patti took the dingy back over to Jerome's place to pay for the water.

After lunch we motored across the harbor to Pain de Sucre for snorkeling. It was similar to Deshaies but the water was not as clear. Tracy, Jimi, and Alyssa all snorkeled together. In the late afternoon a shore party went off in search of groceries and to clear out of customs. They were mostly successful but the main store was closed so we could not get everything on the list. They did find some nice fresh-baked bread. We had pasta and the bread for dinner.