Seasons greetings from Ensemble.
We spent Christmas Day at Portsmouth. Dominica.
It is a great natural harbour - and the welcome from the locals was certainly friendly - with small boats coming up along-side to sell everything from eggs to mango and guided tours. The local co-op provides security for the anchorage - and does a good job!
We had Marina and James over from 'Happy Cat' NZ for a prolonged Christmas lunch. It was a nice cultural mix - with pina coladas and foi gras for starters - followed by veal roast wrapped in iberico ham for main - and sabayon with bananas for dessert... washed down with suitable quantities of Oz and NZ white and red wine.
It was a lovely day with good food, wine and company - even in Dominica - Christmas is a universal constant!
Merry Christmas all!
Cheers
Dave
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