San~San Adventures

As our tour of the island of St. Kitts came to a close we met some really cool people, Greg and Amy, they were flagging down our taxi driver. We asked Steve, to pull over and pick them up. They hurried inside as began to rain. We get acquainted and find out Greg is a songwriter and they were here to play a concert for a company party. The company paid for all the employees to come to St. Kitts and stay in a hotel and see a concert by none other than Greg and a few other famous singer/songwriters. Greg and Amy were originally looking for a place to eat dinner but we invited them to eat with us. They were so interested in what we were doing sailing and all that we invited them to come back to San~San so they could have some fun! We took the boat for a sail and then spent the evening jumping off the boom into the cool, clear, warm water! What a blast!

They invited us to come see their concert and said to just show up the next night at 7 at the Fort. So we did and what a super fun night, GR got to meet Kim Carnes she sings, “ Betty Davis Eyes”!

They had a fully catered meal, open bar and fireworks! We got to see Greg at work strumming on his guitar and belting out tunes, man he’s good!

Thanks Greg & Amy for a wonderful time and hope to see you again soon!

BEANS & BONFIRES!

Since we last posted, we had a spectacular bonfire on the beach of St. Kitts to say farewell to the island.

During our fire we were able to view some livestock, including a cow, a bull and a monkey all grazing just a little bit away. Our fires are usually spectacular because of the fact that there are plenty of dead limbs or even complete trees lying around and we haul everything we can get our hands on to our spot. Everyone enjoys hunting and gather sticks and logs but the best part is the contest to see how high we can get the flames. For diner we pack our backpacks full of of baked beans and chili, then a whole pack of hot dogs and our drinks. We then find good roasting sticks and widdle the ends to a point, stick the dogs on and watch ‘em burn to a light crisp. Yum! Then we eat the stuff right out of the cans, Yes! We are so piratesque!

*Also, ran Gia up the Mast this day, GR was up the mast working on our steaming light and Gia had been begging to get up there so we let her she loved it!

ABOVE: San~San sailing into Nevis.  Check it out Rail in the water, woo-hoo!

Bright and early we moved on to Nevis (knee-vis), the sister island to St. Kitts, just two miles south. Nevis has a 3 miles stretch of beach called Pinney’s Beach which has become a party beach lined with different restaurant and bars competing against one another for your attention with cold fruity drinks that will knock your flip-flops off. A famous and fun bar was called Sunshine’s, their drink was the Killer Bee. I was told by a local the the alcohol was close to moonshine! It tasted that way and when I started to slur my words I called it quits. To get out of the sun there are several palm frond umbrella covered picnic tables where you can hid your toes in the sand and chat while you gaze out at all the boats at anchor, a completely breathtaking view.

Charlestown is a town with a colorful history, charming buildings made with volcanic stone and brick date back to the 1700’s.

The capital of Nevis, the only hustle and bustle here are the ferries that run back and forth from St. Kitts. Everything was within walking distance and the people here were super nice.

While in town, we found a lovely Internet Cafe and enjoyed a delicious meal while surfing and putting in the previous blog. We purchased some good fruits and veggies from a street vendor. I really love that part, also we’ve tried ice cream from just about every island.