St Marin

Good morning from St. Martin!! Persephone has been here at anchor for the past couple of days. As typical in the French islands, (Persephone is anchored on the French side of the island, where there are no fees) there is no wifi internet service in the anchorage. We are relegated to using hotspots at bars to download email. Bars aren't very conducive to writing coherent blogs !

Persephone will be at here for another day or two, awaiting a weather window to move west to the BVIs (British Virgin Islands) and then onto St. John, USVI for the holidays. This is nearly a one hundred mile jump which requires a departure in the wee hours of the morning (3 am) so that our arrival is during daylight hours. So, optimum weather conditions are a must.

St. Martin has been terrific for shopping....something the southern Caribbean is lacking. The budget was wounded at the Mega Ace hardware store (more XMAS lites, 18v battery for the drill, Tupperware etc); Budget Marine (new gas grill, spare filters and assorted pieces and parts)and the Grand Marche...a super-super market to restock the panty before heading to the expensive VIs.

Will keep you all updated and post pictures when we have internet...