3/15
Hello from the Eastern Caribbean! We arrived here, in St. Marten, two nights ago ... days faster than we thought, due to a lack of wind. Our celebration at finally reaching our destination has been postponed, though. The last night at sea we caught a fish off St. Thomas and had it for dinner. That night I became very ill with ciguatera (fish poisoning). Luckily, it's a "mild" case. Hard to believe, since it was the sickest I've ever been.
Bruce had no symptoms that night ... which was fortunate, because the engine gave us some trouble, we ran out of fuel and a piece of poly-pro rope wrapped around the shaft and he had to get in the water to cut it loose. Once again, we feel lucky.
Despite the fact that it's been raining and squalling since we got here, and I've been stuck on board poisoned, we are sooooo happy to be back in the Caribbean! It's just that good here. Bruce has been ashore, exploring the place where he started his art career some 30 years ago. The changes are good ... more on that later.
Unfortunately, it looks like Kess won't be coming down here due to a high-paying job he can do over spring break, so we're just waiting to get back on our feet health-wise and figure out our next step. We'll update you as soon as we know.
Jan and Bruce
Bruce had no symptoms that night ... which was fortunate, because the engine gave us some trouble, we ran out of fuel and a piece of poly-pro rope wrapped around the shaft and he had to get in the water to cut it loose. Once again, we feel lucky.
Despite the fact that it's been raining and squalling since we got here, and I've been stuck on board poisoned, we are sooooo happy to be back in the Caribbean! It's just that good here. Bruce has been ashore, exploring the place where he started his art career some 30 years ago. The changes are good ... more on that later.
Unfortunately, it looks like Kess won't be coming down here due to a high-paying job he can do over spring break, so we're just waiting to get back on our feet health-wise and figure out our next step. We'll update you as soon as we know.
Jan and Bruce
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