Marigot Bay - Rebecca's 16th Birthday!

Lunch at Doolittle's

On Sunday we went to Doolittle’s restaurant in Marigot Bay. The restaurant has this name because it was where the original Dr Doolittle movie was filmed. After lunch, Rebecca and I went to go try out the tree swing on the little beach and naturally Rebecca swung the wrong way around the tree on her first go and cut her toe on a rock. All the local boys were sitting by the tree laughing at us on the inside as we attempted this rope swing. We both gave it two tries then decided maybe we should just stick to swimming in the water. So Rebecca and I swam back to the boat, only to see a new boat full of French boys had anchored next to us. They were cheering Rebecca on and clapping as she jumped off the bow of the boat into the water. Once my mom came back to the boat, they cheered her on as she jumped too. My sister and my mom were swimming at the front of the boat and my mom started walking on the bridle lines. “I haven’t been drinking Mr. Officer, “she claimed as she wobbled down the anchor bridle line, eventually splashing into the water.

On Monday we went to shore for breakfast, only to figure out as we were going that our dinghy was having a problem. Once we had started the engine kept on cutting off and we constantly had to restart it. After restarting it more than once, we finally got to shore. After breakfast and a bit of Wimbledon for my parents, we went back to the boat with a dinghy that kept on cutting off. My dad spent the afternoon servicing the dinghy and found out he needed a part from Yamaha that St. Lucia did not have. So our dinghy will stay like this until we get to Barbados to get the part. In the afternoon, my dad, my sister and I put on our snorkeling gear and snorkeled all along the side of the land around the corner. We saw quite a few fish, the highlights being squid and a moray eel.

On Tuesday my dad was fixing something else on the boat . . .he was adjusting the rigging so that the shrouds would not be so loose as we sailed. I went for a run that started with a massive uphill, followed by a massive downhill and then another massive up hill . . .needless to say my run didn’t last very long.

Wednesday brought along new surprises as the generator raw water impeller failed for the third time, Rebecca’s toilet pump broke due to the fact that Rebecca over uses toilet paper and we found out we had no more gas in our gas bottle for cooking . . .the joys of having a boat! My dad spent the morning fixing the generator and the toilet pump, but the gas bottle would have to wait until we got to Rodney Bay as that’s the only place we can get gas from. Later on in the afternoon, we packed our bags and hopped into the dinghy and were taken to the Discovery hotel in Marigot Bay. We were spending two nights there for Rebecca’s 16^th birthday. We went to the rooms and unpacked and then got dressed up for dinner. We got onto a ferry to a restaurant on the other side of the bay called the Rainforest Hideaway. It was Jazz night so they had local jazz artists playing throughout the night. It was a great spot and a great evening.

Hotel Discovery

Dinner

Thursday morning was the big day. . .Rebecca’s 16^th birthday. We went for breakfast at the hotel restaurant and she opened her presents at the table. The staff sang to her as they gave her a free glass of champagne and orange juice with her breakfast. The rest of the day was spent relaxing by the swimming pool and in the room. Rebecca was so glad to have live television again and found herself watching quite a bit of Spongebob during the day. We got dressed up again for dinner that night and went to the hotel restaurant for dinner. We found out the restaurant was closed but they had made an exception for us as there was one table set up with candles and flowers just for the birthday girl. The dinner was absolutely delicious and they made Rebecca a special cake for dessert. After that we went back to the room and watched movies until we needed to close our eyes.

Getting hair done

Happy Birthday!

Friday morning, Rebecca and I went for a massage at the hotel spa to finalize her birthday and to make it special. They put Rebecca and I in the same room, and she fell asleep half way through her massage and snored so loudly you could swear she was chopping down trees. After that we packed our bags and hopped back into our dinghy with the shady engine and headed back to Jangles. Friday afternoon, we lifted anchor and motored to anchor outside Rodney Bay awaiting the impending arrival of my brother.