St Helena

This has really got to be the freindliest bunch of islanders one
could ever hope to meet! Its all very quaint, and old worldish, with
shops and markets looking as one would have imagined them 60 years
ago. The only difference, is that when you look at the goods on offer,
they are limited in choice, but all current brands, at 4 times the
usual prices! Eg a windhoek lager is 1 Pound on the supermarket shelf,
and a loaf of bread between 80p and 1.20 pounds!
We are doing a trip around the Island tomorrow, with our own guided
taxi.We will obviously be seeing the two houses in which Bonaparte
lived until he died here , his grave( which is now empty, cos the
frogs took him back to France). We will also see the plain and
gravesights of about 6000 Boer soldiers who were shipped here as POWs
during the Boer war, most of whom died of a typhoid epidemic just
after peace was declared!
We have delivered the package of goodies that Tom ,Alex<Dom ,
Johness, put together for Anne, (of Annes Place) and her family. We
have also been invited to Xmas lunch at Annes place, which seems to be
an annual tradition extended to all visiting Yachties who are here for
Christmas. The entire restuarant ceiling is decorated with
international flags, yacht pennants, messages etc, we think should be
good fun.We will have to row Tinker back to the boat afterwards, so
enjoy with caution will, will be the rule, as the landing jetty has a
big surge, and embarking /disembarking ones dinghy can be a challenge,
even before one has a drink!