Sometimes rain can be sooooo annoying when you are out sailing but today it made for some beautiful rainbows to enjoy as we fought the North wind (yes, on the nose) of 30+ knots and BIG, ROLLY seas 
. We had to stop in Chateau Belaire to “check-out” of St. Vincent. The Captain took the dinghy ashore and had to wait for Customs to show up to work and then wait outside at Immigrations (the police) while they were interrogating a couple girls accused of stealing.
On our way here, we had a Police Water Craft approach us, hail us on the radio, ask us a few questions, and then leave again. We were really surprised that they would even be on the water after the seas and wind we were experiencing.
We are now in Soufriere Marine Park in St. Lucia. We are on a mooring (they no longer allow anchoring here as it is damaging the coral). in between the Pitons…what a sight to behold! We told a boat boy on the way in that we didn’t have money to pay him to help us with the mooring and that we would do it ourselves…didn’t work. He helped and we paid. Then more boat boys came to sell produce, tours, etc. Then the officers from the SMMA (Soufriere Marine Management Area) came to collect their share.
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