We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and enjoyed the company of family. We missed that and thought of everyone. We did meet some very nice folks from Holland - it's a boat we've seen in many places along the way. We finally actually met them in Guanaja and spent Easter evening with them. Their daughter is also with them - she is studying in Nicaragua. We enjoyed a very pleasant evening and then the monkeys came - in a pack. One "ugly American" decided to ignore all the posting about feeding them and did just that - getting them in a frenzy. Then the dumped drink came flying down. A memorable event.
We are now in French Harbour on Roatan. It took three anchor tries to finally find the perfect spot with the perfect anchor set. That was good because on the first night here (Friday) it blew to 30 knots and we held fine. We did a bit of reconnaissance (with the help of a Canadian couple on another Moody) to find the dinghy dock, the grocery and the gas station. We scoped out cabs to the airport and the general area. The dinghy dock is at a shrimp boat dock - the owner kindly lets cruisers use his dock - though you do have to sneak through these big hulks of shrimp boats.
We've been working hard on getting the boat ready for company - it's a good excuse to really do a top to bottom cleaning. So Astarte is now all shiny and clean for Lorna's and Dave's visit - they should arrive today. It is a beautiful sunny day with a warm breeze. It's a perfect day to fly in and see the surrounding azure sea.
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