At the moment I am sitting in a very nice hotel room with Ken and Dawn Bartizal on the island of St. Kitts. Ken and I were roommates at Notre Dame many years ago. They have joined me on the Bella Gatta many times and are a true joy to travel with. But let me catch up since the last…
Much has happened since we last talked. We spent an active 3 days in St. Pierre, the northern most town in Martinique. Lou and I had a great dive at 80′ and met a couple from Paris. Donna and Sebastian came over for a beer and the 5 of us had very pleasant conversation. Their english is 10x better than…
Went scuba diving today and am always amazed at breathing underwater. I haven’t been diving in 18 months and was a little nervous. So I was sucking down the air in my tank like a popsicle on a hot day. The group was not ready to come up so I breathed off the divemaster’s tank for a little while. The…
Lou, Richard and I have been moving north at a steady pace. We wanted to get to Martinique to pick up my sister, Yvonne. She arrives tonight. Presently we are in St. Lucia where the boat has beeen for the previous 5 years. It was strange to come in and not have a slip waiting for us. It is like…
Hello All, A new crew came down with me on Friday. We all arrived at the same time but on different flights. We camped out on the boat since it was hauled out at a boatyard named Catamaran Village. The yard and the mechanic worked all day Saturday and Sunday to finish the contracted work so we could launch Monday…
