Has anyone seen any pirates in these parts?

Today we had a short sail to Wallilabou Bay.  We ducked in the bay prior to see if we could grab a mooring there but the swell was too much and so we moved on.  The “boat boy”, named Sean, was at our side the whole way and even rowed his boat out to sea and back into Wallilabou to be able to get us our mooring line and earn some pay for the day.  Because of the heavy swells you grab a mooring ball at the bow and tie a stern line to another buoy behind you to keep you from swinging.  That way they can pack the boats in to a small space.  After you settle in more “boat boys” come around wanting to sell their goods…necklaces that they claim to have beaded themselves or produce or a fresh catch of the day, etc.  I bought a necklace made of Hematite from the Soufrier volcano for 20 EC which is about $8 US dollars.

We called Sam’s Taxi Tours on VHF channel 68 and arranged for an Island tour tomorrow…can’t wait! Later on, “Davis” stops by the boat to collect the 20 EC for the use of the mooring.  Remember that we also had to pay the boat boy for his help…everyone has their hands out .

As night Falls we head to shore.  We leave our dinghy at the dinghy dock and pay the “attendant” to watch it so that nobody steals it (the question is…how do we know he won’t steal it???).  If you eat at the restaurant they will refund you the 20 EC mooring fee but we didn’t find the food very appetizing.  There were lots of “no-see-ums” biting our ankles and bats (Yes, bats) flying around.

This Bay was a major site for the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies and the restaurant has a small museum of some relics that were left behind.  The rock arch as you sail in was in one of the movies with 3 pirates hanging off of it…called “Elephant Rock”.  John had to try out the caskets.