Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - November 2016

COMPASS
CARTOONS
MARTY BUCELLA
B&B THOMAS
Broker Spotlight
— Continued from page 40 …Mind
My memory fails me as to what my rush was, but that
quick look was all it took. My next trip to Marigot I
anchored in the inner bay not far off the row of palm
trees, and it was like the first time: natural beauty,
quiet and solitude.
We spent an afternoon puttering on the boat and
admiring the unspoiled surroundings. As daylight faded
we had supper in the cockpit while listening to the subdued
natural sounds from the mangroves and surrounding
hills, but soon after the light faded, the sound
of a generator interrupted our bliss and lights could be
seen through the palms. A few minutes later there were
the sounds of cars and lights over where the road ended
at the water’s edge, and after a couple of horn honks a
boat came and picked up the people and music was
heard from the Marigot des Roseaux. The spell was broken,
the natural serenity destroyed. I decided to go over
and see what was going on.
There were two tables showing signs the occupants
had had a meal; at one there were two people, at the
other a family of four. The new arrivals were at the
bar and the tables nearest the dock; two couples
were dancing.
I ordered a beer at the bar and met Beverly, the proprietress;
she was charming and very curious about
who I was and what I was about. As I came in a dinghy
it was obvious I was from the yacht anchored in the
inner bay and as soon as she learned I was doing daysails,
she introduced me to the family of four at a table
and the couple at the nearby table listened in. It
turned out that she and the six guests she was speaking
to were all Canadians and they all quickly came to
the conclusion that a sail on the Rose Salter, the day
after tomorrow, down to the Pitons for lunch, and a
sunset trip back, was a great idea. Beverly would provide
the lunch and her guests agreed to my price for
the trip.
As there wasn’t much to do in preparation for the trip,
a lot of time was spent the next day exploring the natural
wonders of the bay. But for the Marigot des Roseaux
and the houses mentioned, the bay was an untouched
wilderness. In many areas going farther than the
water’s edge would have required a machete. The mangrove
trees were full of birds and creepy-crawlies and
the water their roots reached out into was alive with life.
It was a wonderful day.
That evening the generator at the Marigot des Roseaux
didn’t run for long and while it did the breeze coming
down the valley reduced the sound to a murmur and
filled our nostrils with the natural fecundity. Even
before it stopped we could hear the night sounds from
the hillsides and palm trees.
The trip the next day to the Pitons was okay; it was
calm just off of the beach and we drifted between the
Pitons for lunch and a swim in the deep blue water. The
Canadian guests appreciated the unspoiled majesty of
the two peaks and the valley covered with scattered
palms. There wasn’t a structure to be seen.
I felt good about their appreciation of the trip and the
environment, and about the money they paid me.
Looking back, I’m glad I didn’t realize then that I was
part of the beginning of the invasion of charter boats,
hotels and restaurants. When I say I liked it better then
than now, some think I’m antisocial or anti-progress,
but it is really that I’m just a naturalist, and often preferred
to be alone with my boat, the sea and all that it
gives me.
Author’s note: My eight books written under the name
David R. Barton are available on www.amazon.com.
There is a five-book series of The Life and Loves of Tony
Bartoni that could be called “Nautical Noir”, and the second
book in the series, Smuggling Sex Diving Sailing, is
set in the Caribbean.
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