Cleared customs Friday morning and headed for our host yacht club - the St. George's Dinghy and Sports Club. Tidied up the boat, then wandered into the local town (St George's) and had a look round. The place looks like hot, dry version of a town in the Lake District, albeit with some slightly more Mediterranean architecture. The stamp of the British governance is very much in evidence... driving on the left, police dressing the same as in the UK, etc, although with the American twist of a dollar based currency and US power sockets and fittings. Nice place to visit, but I can't see why anyone wants to live here... an island the size of the Isle of Wight, 5 hours flight away from the nearest civilization!
Spent the evening at the yacht club, chatting to the crews from the other boats taking part in the ARC. Decided to move my flight from Saturday to Sunday evening to spend a bit more time here looking around... I'd be surprised if I ever come back, so seems like a missed opportunity if I don't.
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