Woke up in the Tabago Keys, such a lovely place, a conversation with our boat boy Walter revelaled that the stores would be closed for the better part of week after Christmas especially since Christmas is on a Sunday we amended our plans and made a mad dash back to Union Island to get some more provisions, specifically beer and rum cause we didn’t want to run out after all.
A quick sail and even got rained on to wash some of the salt off the boat which it sorely needed.
A quick provision run and an hour on the internet to check up with the outside world and Christine was even able to use skype from the boat to check in with family back home.
We motored back to Mayreau island and went into the winward bay where there were no boats but us, we dropped hook and chilled out there for a while, then picked it up and we went around to Saline bay just the other side of Mayreau and walked up the hill to find the church for Christmas services, its quite the hike up the hill, and found a couple of bars along the way.
We stopped in at Combination Cafe roof top deck and had a couple of beers during sunset and then back the boat for some dinner, grilled chicken breast and smashed pototes and corn. Oh and jello shots for desert.
After dinner we took off in the dingy and stopped by the other 5 boats in this anchorage and did our bet Christmas caroling, something I’m sure ya’ll are glad you didn’t get to hear, because I don’t think any of us can carry a tune or even know all the words to jingle bells anymore.
Our desination was back to the Combination Cafe since they were going to have Karoke tonight, but it was dead so we ventured in to Dennis’s Hidden Resort, and Kenta was the bartender that took great care of us, as we tried to finish on thir Hairoun, the local beer. We met some folks from Whales who were on vacation. Super nice folks that come over to Mayreau for vacation and stay at Dennis. That is dedication since only way to get here is by boat, as there is not an airport on the island.
Some how we made it back to the dingy and boat without having to set foot in the Karoke bar,
Had a great Christmas Eve, slept right through santa trying to come down the chimney since we don’t have one.