Ahhhhh!!!! This is so relaxing. We actually missed getting into Guadaloupe this morning due to high winds and choppy seas. We had winds up to 40 knots this morning and could not anchor. So we are now drifing off Dominic and are protected from the wind. Weather in the low 80's and overcast. A perfect day to lay around the pool and read and just take it easy.

We absolutely loved St. Lucia and I want to go back and dive there again. My first dive was a wreck dive in about 65 feet near Anse Cochon and I did partial penetration (I guess Advanced Certification stuff) and felt like I had been doing this for years. I loved it. Stayed away from doing the contained engine room however. Visiblity ran at least 50 feet. Amazing considering that is was raining and windy. Saw eel, barracuda, and all kinds of tropical fish. Guess I better learn their names if I'm going to keep doing this. Second dive of the day was a drift dive along the reef at Anse Cochon at about 35 feet. Again, it was near perfect.

As far as the pre-cruise hotel we stayed at the South Beach Resort. It is a condo style (time share combo) hotel at Rockley Beach. It was fine for an overnight pre-cruise, but for a longer stay, we would probably have chosen Cobblers Cove, the Fairmont, the Hyatt, or The House to stay at. We probably would have also eaten at The Cliffs for dinner with our friends, though having dinner at the Waterfront Cafe at the Boatyard was quite nice. It was Dixieland Jazz night and they were great. It was funny when I turned the corner and saw the band was made up almost entirely of Brits!!!

Tonight we are having dinner with Asst CD Ana. She was so much help when Diana had her little episode in France last May and we are looking forward to it. She said she will wait to say Hi to the Dr. until the end of the cruise!!! I think she just didn't want to scare him that she was onboard again! LOL!!!

Tomorrow (fingers crossed)we will be in Antigua. We have a private driver lined up to take us around in the afternoon and I am going to look for another dive tour for in the morning, since we missed out in Guadaloupe.

Ciao for now.