WindSwept Dreams to John and Kate

Hi John and Kate,

Happy Birthday John; we hope you have a wonderful day! I would be making a cake for you if you were here but
I'll just have to eat some french pastry instead and celebrate your special day.

We hope you returned safely. Thank you for writing our blog entry some of our followers really enjoyed it.
I assume both of you wrote it. We hope you had a good flight home. We never made it to Anegada. We spent
Wed in Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor doing laundry, cleaning, and filling with fuel, water and gasoline. It
literally took all day but fortunately we were there on a Wed. which is the night they have their Carribean
Buffet feast. It was excellent and we were pretty exhausted; it was so hot and humid. Sheila and Chris visited
us as they were anchored near the marina on the outside. They talked with Chris Parker and said the only time
to go to St. Martin was leaving Wed. even or Thurs. morning before noon for the 23 hr. or so run and it would
be probably a motor sail. Otherwise our next window wouldn't be till May 8 so we were going to leave early
Thurs. morning but Ed went to check out at 4:15 and the offices were already closed at 3:30. Bankers hours around
here. So we didn't leave till 10:30 and got in at 9:30 am the next morning. We were exhausted. Our engines
shut down twice and Ed thinks he has figured out the problem. He'll have to give you the details. So it wasn't
an easy passage with both of us laying in the cockpit not feeling so well and not eating much. We did tack a
few times but it wasn't too fun and we were happy that you ended up not joining us for the passage.

We did try to contact you via my go phone but it wouldn't work and neither did our Verizon phone and unfortunately
we didn't find out where you were staying. We are staying in the Simpson Bay Lagoon on the French side which
isn't a nice lagoon. The water is filthy. Hope you enjoyed your stay in St. Martin. The buses are easy to use and
get around with.

Ed has Cellulitis and is has seen the doc twice on the dutchside twice and he is using Flucloxacillin 500 mg. and cotrimoxazol 960 mg. along with Ichthammol Ointmnet 20% to
try to draw out the infection. He had an ultrasound done on Sat. for only $110 on the french side to rule out
thrombosis because his right lower leg is 3X the size of the left leg. The doc says that he just needs to wait
till the infection comes to the surface and keep his leg elevated. John we would certainly appreciate your
input. He is pretty miserable and not able to do much since last Thurs. It just started as a bump on his leg
on Tuesday and by Thurs it was horrible. The doc said it is pretty common with the lagoon water being what it is.
With the heavy rains the sewers seem to overflow into the sewers. The doct visit was only $30 and the drugs were only $25 and took 10 min to fill; it was pretty amazing. I am his nurse as he has to stay off his feet. Kate noone ever makes me meals or does dishes; miss you.

We all enjoyed what we believe to be the best of the Carribean with the snorkeling, beautiful beaches and waters.
We haven't been snorkeling since we arrived here. It has been very rainy, hot and humid. The lagoon gets very
smelly also. We are very ready to leave but there is only SE wind. Wish it would change soon but then again
Ed isn't too ready to go anywhere as he has had fever and nausea. We have actually considered checking into
a hotel.

Ed's mom in AZ also had gallbladder surgery, and a pacemaker put in 10 days ago so his 3 sisters have been taking
turns helping here. We feel bad that we aren't able to help out but we can't leave the boat right now. We are
VERY READY to be HOME!

Can't believe it has been nearly 2 weeks since you two left. Time flies. Hope you found your home in good shape
and your children were fine. I'm sure it has been busy for you getting caught up with your jobs also.

Take care and write when you get a chance.

Ann and Ed

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