Alex flew in to St. Lucia and spent a little over a week sailing the Grenadines with us. We swam with the loggerhead turtles and snorkeled in the clearest, bluest seas. Alex and I made tuna ceviche and we all talked about possible future scenarios for Alex. Law school? Legal aid job? Who knows what NYC holds for Alex. We feel so lucky to have our kids visit with us on Karmela. It's just such a great way to hang out and relax and talk without competing demands. We dropped Alex off in St Lucia and immediately sailed to Martinique, Antigua and then Nevis.
We have made the final decision to hire a captain who will sail Karmela home while we're in Argentina visiting Anna. This means we need to be in St Kitts tomorrow to meet Ned for 6 days and then on the 13th meet Molly in the Virgin Islands. We'll sail with Molly to Puerto Rico and from there, we'll meet Karmela's temporary captain and crew and wish them calm seas and fair winds as she is sailed north.
This voyage has been magical-a long mellowing out, reveling in the outdoors. So much beauty and no where to go and nothin to do for months. It's been amazing how the days just go by and yet every moment we're bombarded with sensual pleasures of sea, wind, color, smells and sounds. If only I were more poetic. But now we're on schedule and it's bittersweet to be ending this part of our journey.
