We only have hummingbirds in the summer. We also have hairy woodpeckers and blue jays who have learned there is sweet nectar in the feeder. It is hilarious to see those much bigger birds dive in beak first tongue out to get a taste. They can't hover but seem to not mind bouncing off over and over.
@markbernier8434 I'd never seen a hummingbird before arriving in Martinique! We don't have them in the UK, so I was really excited. They are so amazing when they hover, they look so elegant. Saying that, it sounds like the bigger birds trying to get to the feeder is also a sight to behold, for different reasons 😄
@@CutterboveSailingShould there be a next time, consider wearing simple floral-patterned clothing and stand still. The hummingbirds may try to feed off of it😀.
A product called T-9 keeps bicycle locks, padlocks and tools from rusting and fusing in a marine environment. Not sure if it's available internationally, though. I hope the new Starlink lasts longer but the salt air will get to it sooner or later again. You seem to be having a good time in the Caribbean and why wouldn't you. Enjoy and keep on posting those videos!
@christophS2468 thats really good to know. We will see if we can find any, because we can't keep sacrificing locks at such a rate! Thank you. And yes, we made a conscious decision to slow down a bit and enjoy where we are more. We'd gotten tired, skinny, and felt we'd missed out in some places by taking on so many nautical miles at the rate we had. It's nice to take a breather and appreciate the islands 😊
Ah that would have been a better way of doing it, yes. Instead he spent 2 hours in a rolly anchorage, feeling a little queasy, putting the new cable in 🤣
So many memories :) thanks for the memory lane, love MQ. There's much better anchorage/soil near Caritan, we should know, we spent 7 months there! Destroyed the galvanization on our chain near you position locked down for 83 days. Good video and good to see you, solving problems in exotic places with your calm thinking. Fancy a tea?! High paw from Rolf.
83 days! Yes, I forgot you said you spent much of the pandemic around there. We should've messaged you for some tips. Always, always up for a good cuppa ☕️
@CutterboveSailing Sorry you didn't ask for advice. I'll be excited to follow your onward voyage, especially now that we don't live it ourselves! Happy sailing
@@Ramsalt oh, we always welcome advice 😊 Especially from people like yourselves. Perhaps we shall meet again one day, you were at the start of our adventure, after all!
@CutterboveSailing not a very good influencer were we , haha. Beauty of sailing. Take care of your chain, dead coral is savage. Had to replace ours 💰 🤑 If you ever fancy cold weather and skiing, let us know :)
@@CutterboveSailing maybe the romans would still be here if they used sourdough bread as shields instead of those huge heavy metal ones? I don't know, but that thought is going to keep me awake tonight
yeah.. I am a bit of an anchor nut.. and it's a hot topic with strongly held views. My 10cents worth is the Sarca anchor. I've held in 60 knots and as far as the tests on SV Panope it is right up there. Personally I won't have a boat that does not have a Sarca on. Phil
@@pmorph we've looked at those videos for the comparison tests but hadn't seem to have seen/noted the sarca. We shall delve back in and do our homework. Thank you 😊
@JohnMcBay strangely we never dragged in the Med, not once. Not in 50+ knots, not even when another boat dragged into us very strong current! We've not had the same experience in the Caribbean for some reason.
That bread looked bloody perfect to me. Well done.
@SailingSnowGum thank you! The inside looked like good proper sourdough. It was the shape and crust that let things down a little! We still ate it.
Wow the arboretum is beautiful ❤
Oh it was! So many beautiful flowers, cool foliage, and wildlife. Those hummingbirds were an absolute treat.
Flat bread is not bad, no bread is bad😊
@info191919 those are wise words to live by and probably need pinning up somewhere in our galley! No bread would be bad indeed.
We only have hummingbirds in the summer. We also have hairy woodpeckers and blue jays who have learned there is sweet nectar in the feeder. It is hilarious to see those much bigger birds dive in beak first tongue out to get a taste. They can't hover but seem to not mind bouncing off over and over.
@markbernier8434 I'd never seen a hummingbird before arriving in Martinique! We don't have them in the UK, so I was really excited. They are so amazing when they hover, they look so elegant. Saying that, it sounds like the bigger birds trying to get to the feeder is also a sight to behold, for different reasons 😄
@@CutterboveSailingShould there be a next time, consider wearing simple floral-patterned clothing and stand still. The hummingbirds may try to feed off of it😀.
Marvellous xx
@@davepalmer40 thank you as always 😊⚓️
A product called T-9 keeps bicycle locks, padlocks and tools from rusting and fusing in a marine environment. Not sure if it's available internationally, though. I hope the new Starlink lasts longer but the salt air will get to it sooner or later again.
You seem to be having a good time in the Caribbean and why wouldn't you. Enjoy and keep on posting those videos!
@christophS2468 thats really good to know. We will see if we can find any, because we can't keep sacrificing locks at such a rate! Thank you.
And yes, we made a conscious decision to slow down a bit and enjoy where we are more. We'd gotten tired, skinny, and felt we'd missed out in some places by taking on so many nautical miles at the rate we had. It's nice to take a breather and appreciate the islands 😊
Amazing dipping bread for soup! Too bad you didn’t have the new cable to run as you removed the old one
Ah that would have been a better way of doing it, yes. Instead he spent 2 hours in a rolly anchorage, feeling a little queasy, putting the new cable in 🤣
So many memories :) thanks for the memory lane, love MQ. There's much better anchorage/soil near Caritan, we should know, we spent 7 months there! Destroyed the galvanization on our chain near you position locked down for 83 days. Good video and good to see you, solving problems in exotic places with your calm thinking. Fancy a tea?! High paw from Rolf.
83 days! Yes, I forgot you said you spent much of the pandemic around there. We should've messaged you for some tips.
Always, always up for a good cuppa ☕️
@CutterboveSailing Sorry you didn't ask for advice. I'll be excited to follow your onward voyage, especially now that we don't live it ourselves! Happy sailing
@@Ramsalt oh, we always welcome advice 😊 Especially from people like yourselves. Perhaps we shall meet again one day, you were at the start of our adventure, after all!
@CutterboveSailing not a very good influencer were we , haha. Beauty of sailing. Take care of your chain, dead coral is savage. Had to replace ours 💰 🤑 If you ever fancy cold weather and skiing, let us know :)
Should bread be crunchy like that? haha
Another fantastic episode. Also, I think she did...
That sourdough could have been used as a shield in self-defence! And thank you... We shall find out next week as to whether she did or not.
@@CutterboveSailing maybe the romans would still be here if they used sourdough bread as shields instead of those huge heavy metal ones? I don't know, but that thought is going to keep me awake tonight
@@cakesinthewild Next flat sourdough, we shall orchestrate an appropriate battle onboard and test the theory.
@@CutterboveSailing this sounds like an amazing experiment, i look forward to the thesis
A loaf of croutons 😊
Now that's the type of positive spin on it that we needed! 🍞
yeah.. I am a bit of an anchor nut.. and it's a hot topic with strongly held views. My 10cents worth is the Sarca anchor. I've held in 60 knots and as far as the tests on SV Panope it is right up there. Personally I won't have a boat that does not have a Sarca on. Phil
@@pmorph we've looked at those videos for the comparison tests but hadn't seem to have seen/noted the sarca. We shall delve back in and do our homework. Thank you 😊
@@CutterboveSailing actually, the anchor I meant to say was the Excel. A cousin of the SARCA.. I've survived on both
I had a Spade anchor on a 50 ft boat. I spent the better part of 5 years in the Caribbean and dragged twice.
@JohnMcBay strangely we never dragged in the Med, not once. Not in 50+ knots, not even when another boat dragged into us very strong current! We've not had the same experience in the Caribbean for some reason.
No floating key ring? 🤔
@@ronschwolsky1626 a cork... which was insufficient 😂
I strongly suspect she did!
Tony thinks so too...
ok yah how boring