Îlet au Vent

Up and caffeinated before hoisting anchor and heading over to Île Fourchue, it was only a 4mile trek but we wanted to get there early and explore. We didn’t hoist the dingy but towed it behind us.
When we arrived, similar mooring balls, with just a loop on top. After discussing a few strategies we decided that I’d jump in with the rope and a fender and tie it to the mooring. The ropes were heavy and the current fast, so I had to swim strong to try and reach the boat which needed to turn before I got to it. Eventually we got Lorena attached to the mooring ball, under the watchful eye of others…. Brian somewhat annoyed that no one helped. A few hours later we watched another boat come in and lift the button hole right up through the mooring, easily looping their line through… we felt silly! Always an opportunity to learn.
I ended up pushing myself to hard and actually struggled to stand, my legs like jelly, after securing to boat. I was really weak most of the day — maybe to much sun or exertion.
I went for a swim/ float and then had a nap and also helped Brian with some boat chores like soldering the wire that detects the rudder position at the helm, Today was a list day for Brian and he spent time writing his to-do and to-buy lists.
Later we went snorkeling, brought the dinghy to the area and saw lots of the underworld including a barracuda that was circling us and Brian was worried about the watch in my wrist.
As the sun was going down we went ashore and Brian headed to do a pastel, and although my legs felt like jello, I hiked to the top of the island and was greeted by a beautiful sight.Read more