104: Sailing Rodney Bay, Marigot Bay & Anse Cochon|An AMAZING reunion with friends

In a normal year, getting to see friends who are literally 10 miles from us would be a no-brainer. Add a foreign country and COVID and it becomes quite complicated and requires ingenuity to make it work. But, where there is a will, there is a way! Our DEAR friends, the Schaibles, happened to be on a short vacation in St. Lucia at the same time we were closing on our boat. Our hope was to take them sailing on our new purchase, but due to COVID, First4Sail, a COVID sanctioned boat was employed! Thanks to Ben & Vicky and their quick thinking and planning, we were able to sail down to Marigot and meet up with the Schaibles in the bay. We then spent a few precious hours with them sailing, laughing, catching up, and swimming! Other than a super hot sun and little wind, it was a perfect day. We highly recommend First4Sail for any service they provide! Check them out online (see website and information below). Ben and Vicky are seasoned captains and talented instructors. We hired Captain Ben for 2 weeks of private sailing lessons on our boat and he was outstanding. Our sailing day with Vicky and Curtney was relaxing and enjoyable. They did a great job in both service and communication. Here is the contact information for Ben and Vicky. Ben Thompson & Vicky Page https://www.first4sail.com/ Contact: info@first4sail.com +1 758 518 1187 +1 758 717 1628 #sailing #sailboat #sailingprojects NEW TO OUR CHANNEL? We are Eileen and Brown Councill. Welcome to our channel and a glimpse into our life adventure! 2020 was a year of uncertainty and change (for all of us, right?), but we overcame the challenges and decided it was time to chase our dream, to sail around the world! Did I mention that we had very NO sailing experience? Before leaving Qingdao, China, our home of 4 years, we sold almost all of our earthly possessions and started our international search to find the right sailboat that we would call "home." After 5 months of unanticipated twists and turns, we found what we were looking for, a used Leopard 44' Catamaran located in St. Lucia. So, here begins our journey, filled with unmatched excitement and honestly, a bit of trepidation as well. We have much to learn as we travel the world on our floating home and we intend to document that journey and share it with you. We are so glad you have decided to join us, and we hope that you will find our story so compelling that it will inspire you to chase your dreams too! As a viewer, we consider you to be part of our family and look forward to getting to know you. Don't hesitate to comment on our videos and ask questions. We will do our best to answer every correspondence! All we ask is that you have patience with us as we work really hard to improve our camera/video techniques and ability to tell a story. Hopefully, you will be as BLOWN AWAY from watching, as we are in experiencing and producing our adventures! HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? If you wish to support our video efforts, all we ask is that you SUBSCRIBE, give a THUMBS UP, SHARE our videos with your friends, AND COMMENT! WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO KNOW US MORE DEEPLY? It would be an honor and pleasure to deepen our relationship with you as a Patron. Please click on the following link to see how: https://www.patreon.com/sailingblownaway WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY? https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6040796987916288 WHERE CAN YOU FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Instagram - @sailingblownaway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SailingBlownAway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/eileen.dietrich/ YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/sailingblownaway