2013-03-21

It rained during much of the night, and in the morning the rainy atmosphere was slow to dissipate. But the day began on an absolute high note; just past seven a dinghy came by with my delivery of 2 croissants and a baguette, still warm from the bakery! Drinking a fine coffee with fresh food for breakfast without having to leave the boat is a true luxury indeed!
Around 11AM the weather had turned sunny again and I went ashore to play tourist and visit the Fort St. Louis on the hill overlooking the town and anchorage. The fort isn’t directly visible from ground level and it turned out to be
(a) higher, and
(b) bigger
than I expected. The fortification was built by the French after the British returned possession to them in order to defend the island (from the British, no less) but never saw combat.
I met my friend Bruce from Sold The Farm with his daughter and a friend while touring the Fort and we ended up going to a fine restaurant ashore in the evening for dinner.