After a day of cleaning the boat and lots of laundry later, we settled in the North end of Admiralty Bay in Bequia for 2 weeks with friends before xmas. Derek on Buzzard greeted us upon arrival which was a fun catch up before he took off to St Vincent. Janie and Paul on Shian were the next to arrive and then Moonbeam with David and Lynn. John and Chris on Oriole followed suit a few days later. Lots of swimming and socializing and visiting old friends ashore. We have spent enough time in Bequia that the locals know us well and welcomed us back warmly. Our model boat builder, Nugget, even finished the 'wrecked' model of our boat, so it sits proudly at Sargent Boat Works if you come by. The highlight of Christmas Eve was the Lessons and Carols service at the Catholic Chuch complete with newborn baby and rock music! This was followed by a delicious dinner at The Auberge with Eileen and Jacques holding court. Christmas Day was a gathering of OCC friends at The Green Bolley and dinner at The Gingerbread, phew! 2 days later we had a rousing sail down to Grenada where we are putting up the boat for a month to travel to Hong Kong and Thailand with the CCA and visiting family.