Rodrigues

Please excuse our silence. The internet here is very slow and
variable and the skipper has also been doing a lot of maintenance on
board. The big problem was that we had a total failure of the
batteries just as we arrived in Rodrigues and have had to replace them
all, which was expensive considering that I spent a fortune on new
ones last year.



Otherwise it has been lovely here. Happy smiling helpful people who
speak a form of French and seem very relaxed and carefree.



The weather has continued variable with several windy and rainy days
but we have also had some memorable outings, such as today to the
beach.



We plan to leave on Saturday towards Mauritius and hope to be able to
be a bit more communicative there.



Best Wishes to all our friends.