"Ooh, would we call them pirates? How about 'overly inquisitive local boaters'?" - Capt. Don
At anchor in St. Lucia, we have to post a guard on the boat at all times, as pirogues (big, brightly painted wooden boats with outboards on the back..used
for fishing and..inquiries..) will cruise by night and day to check out the vessel, count the crew, and wait for the dinghy
to leave for town so they can come aboard and rob us blind. Several times, while we were anchored
outside the fishing town of Vieux Fort, one of us left on Catbird would step
out of our cabin to one of these inquisitive local boaters ready
to throw a line on our cleat and hop
aboard!
Here's a little somethin we picked
up when provisioning at the local market:
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