Living Life Simple
Learn From Yesterday,
Live For Today,
Hope For Tomorrow!!

A. Einstein




Email Dave





Genealogy of the Bowen Family before 1800

A New Book I've Authored

"Living Made Simple"
By D E Bowen




My FaceBook Page



Photo Albums



Videos

My YouTube Channel

Atlantic ICW & Bahamas

Blackbeard Cruise
(Feeding the SHARKS)


Brazil & Argentina
(Carnival in Rio)


Pre 1984 8 mm Movies

Grandkids

Surinam
(Wild Monkeys)


Race to Mackinac

Family Videos



Email Dave



West Indies Island News

Mollymawk Caribbean Newsletter: mid March


We aplogize for the lateness of this newsletter but we just realized the former editor has left the ship. We are not sure when he left. We really never missed him. He is so unnoticeable. We remember throwing out some garbage in St. Johns, Antigua a week ago and we think we may have thrown him out then also. It's very hard to tell the difference. I've also forgotten his name, but I think he was British. Anyway, we think he is back in England now and we want to let everyone know that there is no truth to the rumor that the skipper has been dancing on the foredeck celebrating his departure.

I need to make an editorial correction now that he's gone. The game of hearts, or Internation Chase the Ladys competition, ended somewhat differently than Motherland 5, Yank 3. The actual score was Yank 3, England 2, Canada 1, and New Zealand 1. Now, while this was interpreted as Motherland 5, Yank 3, we have other comments.

First, what the hell is the Motherland stuff? Don't you know your Commonwealth is gone, kaput, no longer exists? And some of your "kids" are over 200 years old. We say...."Grow up. Quit living in the past." What do you want us to do?? Send back the tea we dumped in the harbor??

Second, are you really this desperate to win a card game? You must be. Poor England, the commonwealth has shrunk like the wash and there's so little to brag about. With some one like Tony Blair leading my government I would be desperate too. Of course, we in America have "W"(George Bush Jr.) so we've been desperate for a very long time. At least Tony Blair can talk.

And finally, I think "Yanks beat Britain again for 2nd time in 250 years" is far more appropriate for the competition.

Navigation has now returned to normal GPS Satellite tracking data. No more of this "sticky" British navigation. Let me show you some examples.

"We go by that sticky-uppy thing, turn north, and then stay west of that sticky-outie thing." Translation..... Go by the corner of the island and make sure you don't hit the shoal as you go north!! I need another Hamilton cigar to smoke.

"I see some white sticky-uppy things in that bay" Translation..... There's some sailboats anchored over there. We've made it. This is the place. It's got to be with all those sailboats anchored over there. I hope this is the right island. I need another Hamilton cigar to smoke.

Now for the news.

The sail from Guadaloupe to Antigua was fantastic. We started by navigating the River Sallee which divides the island. It's a gorgeous river. Unfortunately, the draw bridge only opens at 5 AM so all we saw were red and green navigating buoys. But is was quite an adventure doing a night navigation. Leaving the river about 7 AM, we sailed to Antigua(40 miles) in 8-12 foot swells and 18-24 knot winds. We were heeled over all the way. The toe rail was in the water much of the time(for Jan). We made the crossing at over 8 knots and were in Antigua by "rum punch time".

Antigua is as British as Martinique is French. The highlight was the barbecue at Shirly Height's on Sunday. A steel band played first, followed by a Caribbean rock'n'roll band. There was an obvious magnetism between the young white anglo-saxon women and the young Carib guys with their erotic body movements. In the crowd many a young lady was seen to blush and smile as her Carib companion standing behind her ground his hips into her buttocks in rhythm with the music. Maybe something just popped up. And dancing in front of the band were couples who's movements made the choreography of "Dirty Dancing" look like a rerun of the Lawrence Welk show.

Unfortunately, there was no magnetism between the young sexy Caribbean ladies and older, overweight, white anglo-saxon married men so we left at 10.

The new editor in chief,

Dave Bowen


NEWSLETTERS
Trinidad to Grenada, plugged loo, Pappy's: Monday 4th February

Grenada, Carraicou to St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Thursday Feb 7th

Union Island, Castella's, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tobago Cays

Wallilabou, Bequia, Vieux Fort, a typical day, run over while in the dingy

St. Lucia, Marigot Bay, Soufriere, Rodney Bay, mooring knot comes loose

Martinique, St. Pierre, Mount Pelee

Dominica, Emerald Pool, Trafalgar Falls, Bay Leaf Oil extraction, Granny Jemima

The River Sallee, Guadaloupe to Antigua, Nelsons Dockyard

Antigua, Shirly Heights, St. Johns

St. James Club on Antigua, Nevis, Killer Bee's at Sunny's, Satia

St. Barts....aaaaah St. Barts, and Anguilla

British Virgin Isles, Foxy's on Jost Van Dyke, Tortolla, Virgin Gorda, Deadman's Cove, snokling on Sea Dog Island, Billy Bones on Norman Island

The showers of the Carribean!!!

Final Edition - St. John's and then back to Trinidad


Caribbean Sailing / Next Newsletter