We are over in Statia now and loving it. The main industry is a giant oil terminal and there are lots of oilfield boats but no other cruisers. The only tourists appear to be a few scuba divers. It is all very laid back.

The water quality is the best we have seen for a long time and the whole island is a marine park so there are big fish. On our snorkel this morning we saw an old cannon, a couple of turtles, a nurse shark and four large permits that are fairly rare these days. We are going scuba diving in the morning so I will report back but we are hoping it is not as beaten up as other places we have dived.

The Ramora? Oh yes, the Ramora. This little guy will hang out on sharks or large turtles when he grows up but, right now, I'll do. He was very pretty. The sucker is on the top of his head so you are looking at his belly here. They are VERY persistent and it was quite hard to persuade him that I was not his new home. I guess getting out of the water would have done the trick.....