Sailing Liahona

For those who watch or will watch "Death in Paradise", here are some scenes from the show.

We spent a few more days in Falmouth, eating local food at Zelma's, Caribbean Taste and Roti Sue's, French food at La Vie en Rose, and checking out of Antigua near Nelson's Dockyard. We met a nice couple, Colin and Jane, from the UK at Zelma's. We spent a couple of hours chatting with them. We met Helena and Brad at immigration while checking out. We met them again at the restaurant at lunch. Our last night in Falmouth were spent with three other cruisers. We had appetizers a

We left at 3:00 a.m. and motor-sailed for 17 hours to Jolly Harbour, on the western side of Antigua. Our nighttime arrival was a bit difficult, but we had been there before. When we got close enough, we were able to see the bouys, so we followed them in. The captain found a spot, so he dropped anchor and we were there. Jolly Harbour is kind of a sleepy town, about a fifteen minute ride to the marina. There is a well-stocked grocery store there, and several restaurants. They

St. Barthelemy, or St. Barths (for short) is a beautiful, well-kept island. Everything was in immaculate condition, from the roads and buildings to the landscaping and the people. We browsed the most expensive stores, ate, drank, gazed at many super-yachts, went to museums and to Shell Beach. Our anchorage was over-crowded and rolly. After one day in St. Barths, we were ready to head to Antigua. In addition, we did not see any famous people. They didn't see us either.

We took Anne and Norm up a couple of bays to Grand Case, home to many incredible restaurants, hosted by chefs from all over the world. We had our first meal there at Scoopy's, a barbecue Lolo. Lolo's, open-air local restaurants are popular in Grand Case and offer local food at a great price. We had chicken and ribs with all the fixin's. Yum! We moved on to browsing the stores and enjoying the sights. An evening walk on the beach rounded out our land visit. That night, Anne ma