Posted by Ed
Christmas in the Caribbean is a very different feeling compared to being shore based in New England. No commercialism pushing the latest electronic gadget or some overpriced perfume for the lady in your life. No Christmas music for the two months before Christmas and for us New Englanders, no snow and cold weather to endure. Christmas was another beautiful Caribbean day, with warm breezes, plenty of sunshine to put a smile on your face and generally very happy sailors.
It’s interesting to see the small amount of holiday decor on a few of the local shops and some residences but nothing compared to the states.
For Liz and I, if we are unable to be with our direct families and network of friends, we then prefer to share our holiday spirit with other cruisers. A young Australian couple mentioned earlier who we met in Antigua were anchored next to us in Isle de Saintes. They are sailing their Vancouver 27 from the U.K. to their homeland of Australia and since they too are alone, we thought it would be fun to have them join us for Christmas dinner. I think the company and camaraderie for Christmas dinner was as special a Christmas gift as could be. As a Christmas offering, they were kind enough to bring a whole pineapple and then, on "Boxing Day" (day after Christmas) snorkeled under our boat to inspect our anchor and clean off our prop (great Christmas gift - thanks Greg!) - and since they are on a small boat with limited capacities, at the end of the evening, we sent them home to their boat with 20 liters of fresh water from our watermaker.
Christmas was different but one we’ll long remember!
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