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| 25/04/06 - Heading away from Gosier towards Antigua via SW of Guadeloupe - overtook this German monohull - we overtook everything we saw! |
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| View of Pigeon Island from the shore |
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| Stopped at the Jacques Cousteau Marine Reserve at Pigeon Island off the western coast of Basse-Terre to do some ... |
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| ... snorkelling |
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| Some people had paid a lot of money to come diving here! |
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| 25/04/06 - leaving Pigeon Island for Antigua - the big boat was called the Lady Triumphant |
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| Sailing past west coast of Basse-Terre |
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| Captain Pugwash! |
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| Lewmar manual winches - not so lovely! |
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| Rob seeing to the lazy bag |
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| Arriving back at Falmouth Bay |
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| Sailed from Pigeon to Antigua on 25/4 - 39.08 nautical miles at a max of 11.9 kts - the fastest we reached over the fortnight - and the fastest Mind the Gap had been |
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| Nelson's Dockyard in English Harbour |
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| 26/04/06 - Preparing to hoist ... |
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| ... James ... |
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| ... with a lot of hard work ... |
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| ... up to ... |
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| ... the top of the mast to check the mooring light. |
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| View to Guadeloupe |
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| End of sailing on 26/4 - 46.1 nautical miles at max of 8.8 kts. |
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| Meal at Cafe Havana |
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| 27/4 - Leaving Antigua for Barbuda |
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| 27/4 - Approaching Barbuda |
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| 27/04/06 - end of sailing 42.62 nautical miles at max of 8.7 kts |
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| Miles of deserted beach... |
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| ... and miles of empty sea |
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| Jo's first unaided swim |
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| Pinkish sandy beach because of ... |
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| ... pink sandy coral |
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| Sunset from Barbuda on 27/4 |
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| 28/04/06 - sailing back from Barbuda - passing the lighthouse on Sandy Island which the tanker to the left missed - all that's left is the bow. |
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| Five Islands, to the West of Jolly Harbour |
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| Five Islands bay |
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| Entrance to Jolly Harbour - expensive cigars but cheap rum and excellent Antigua Rum Cake |
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| Tour round Mind the Gap |
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| Five Islands again |
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| 28/4 - End of sailing back to SW of Antigua from Barbuda - 34.61 nautical miles at max of 8.7 kts - steady! |
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| Leaving Five Islands bay for Jolly Harbour and then to catch the plane home - end of a brilliant holiday. |
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| Tour inside Mind the Gap |
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| Lorna preparing to fuel and water at Jolly Harbour - and to say goodbye. |
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| Our Virgin plane at Antigua's VC Bird International Airport - after a drink and meal at The Sticky Wickets |
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