I checked the electronic thermometer in the kitchen at about 6:30 this evening. A lovely 29C. Do we miss January in Vancouver? Did you really need to ask?
Julian had a soccer scrimage this morning then his sailing lesson. After sailing Max and Julian and I returned to the house for a swim in the pool before lunch. A busy morning. Julian is progressing well with his sailing and last week after his lesson took Max out for a sail in the Optimist for about 10 minutes.
My parents who were here for 10 days left a week ago. They enjoyed hiking in the National Park on St John - and took Julian for a hike there the day before they left. Tomorrow we plan to go to St John and have Julian guide us along the trails.
When Charlotte was away in Miami for her run last week I had a friend's daughter look after the boys ad I got out for a local long distance race on a Farr 40. The fleet, such as it was, consisted of 2 Farr 40s, a C&C 37R, 2 J27s a J24 and 3 IC24s. It really is lovely sailing here. I have yet to need foul weather gear, in fact the odd bit of spray is welcomed as it helps to cool you down. Just like Vancouver in January...
As for the business - we have been busy installing a number of generators sold late last year. Service work is up, but new sales seem little slower this month. Hard to tell if it just January - which is usually quite slow - or whether it is the greater global economic malaise. Expectatations are for business to pick up as we head into Hurricane season in June. Time will tell, but fingers crossed we should be fine. We have heard that some of the local tourist oriented businesses - jewelery stores etc are down as much as 20%. Apparently our little island in the middle of nowhere is linked to the global economy!
Julian had a soccer scrimage this morning then his sailing lesson. After sailing Max and Julian and I returned to the house for a swim in the pool before lunch. A busy morning. Julian is progressing well with his sailing and last week after his lesson took Max out for a sail in the Optimist for about 10 minutes.
My parents who were here for 10 days left a week ago. They enjoyed hiking in the National Park on St John - and took Julian for a hike there the day before they left. Tomorrow we plan to go to St John and have Julian guide us along the trails.
When Charlotte was away in Miami for her run last week I had a friend's daughter look after the boys ad I got out for a local long distance race on a Farr 40. The fleet, such as it was, consisted of 2 Farr 40s, a C&C 37R, 2 J27s a J24 and 3 IC24s. It really is lovely sailing here. I have yet to need foul weather gear, in fact the odd bit of spray is welcomed as it helps to cool you down. Just like Vancouver in January...
As for the business - we have been busy installing a number of generators sold late last year. Service work is up, but new sales seem little slower this month. Hard to tell if it just January - which is usually quite slow - or whether it is the greater global economic malaise. Expectatations are for business to pick up as we head into Hurricane season in June. Time will tell, but fingers crossed we should be fine. We have heard that some of the local tourist oriented businesses - jewelery stores etc are down as much as 20%. Apparently our little island in the middle of nowhere is linked to the global economy!
Mark
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