Waking up in beautiful Barbuda was a great place to start our last day of sailing, the highest point of which is only 35m. Niall and Fionnuala swam into the white sandy shore through tropical turquoise waters towards our last Caribbean sunrise. We then headed to the south of the island for some snorkelling at Palasters Reef. Negotiating our way through the reef was a nice challenge on our last sailing day and the crew really pulled together and worked as one.
Felicity skippered us around the extending shallows off Antigua for our return to Jolly harbour where our breathtaking adventure began 4 weeks ago. The rain started pouring down as we entered the harbour. It was the only time we really got rain other than a few night squalls. The only boat that passed us on our long harbour entry was of course flying an Irish flag!
Today, Thursday has been spent scrubbing the decks, cleaning the bilges and everything else. Tomorrow evening we make our way home via the Isle of Wight. We spend a week with the nuns in the Isle of Wight while completing all our STCW95 courses including fire fighting, sea survival, personal & social responsibilities, first aid and VHF. Noel plans to get one of the Sisters of Mercy to take care of his twice daily aftersun applications for the week as Kate will not be joining us in the Isle of Wight..
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