Hello! We are currently anchored in Rodney Bay, at the North end of St. Lucia. Since I last posted, we left Bequia and headed for Blue Lagoon, St. Vincent to meet with the Barefoot Charter people to discuss putting Flamingo into charter. We had a very informative meeting and will definitely keep chartering as an option. Blue Lagoon was very small, it is actually pretty much dedicated to charter boats that are kept on moorings. From St. Vincent we motorsailed up the leeward (west) coast of St. Vincent. It is a beautiful island with dramatic mountains and beautiful beaches. After a rainy, cloudy afternoon we arrived at Soufriere, the southern anchorage in St. Lucia. This area had been hit pretty badly by Tomas at the end of Oct. and the town was still suffering from the damage. We had a beautiful mooring right at the base of the Pitons. Our friends Babbi and Ronnie (from Puerto Rico) arrived on their cat and moored right next to us. We had a wonderful dinner together and lots of laughs as we shared catamaran mishaps and adventures. We let go the mooring early the next morning and motored up the coast of St. Lucia. We had very light winds with heavy rain clouds all around - we even saw a water spout a few miles away (yikes). By the time we anchored in Rodney Bay the rain started in earnest and we had heavy rains the rest of the day. This island is far more developed than any of the others we've seen and has a stronger tourist infrastructure. Rodney Bay is a wide open bay with easy access to the large marina, stores, fuel etc. Once we are able to fix our @#(R&%^#&$@&@# generator, we will be off North again. Depending on the weather we plan to stop in Marintique next. Until then.....Cheers