James and Becky in the Caribbean

We had a wonderful time with James and Becky when they flew into St Maarten for five days.  All too brief of course but we packed a lot in.  They came from the airport by local minibus to Marigot Bay and we checked out as soon as they arrived.  Dinghied around to the lagoon for provisions and ate on board, ready to leave early next morning for Anguilla.  Anguilla is a scrubby island but with beautiful sandy beaches and lots of expensive resorts.  We anchored in Road Bay and celebrated James and Becky's engagement and James's new appointment as Assistant Professor, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin.  "Barrel Stay" is a relaxed restaurant right on the beach, perfect spot for a double celebration and fantastic food.  Snorkelled and swam with turtles, reached southward in 12 knots of breeze to Tintemarre for lunch and St Barts for dinner.  Loved St Barts and spent a second idyllic night in Anse de Colombier, before leaving for Sint Maarten and dinghying James and Becky to the airport!