Jetzt sind wir endlich angekommen 🙂 So viele Monate hatten wir diesen langen Schlag unserer Reise geplant und jetzt??? Jetzt sind wir erstmal planlos! Aber das ist ja nicht schlimm. Wir müssen uns neu orientieren, denn vieles ist neu, anders und ungewohnt.
It starts with the internet, the beloved best friend, which provides you with emails and messages from friends quickly and easily. You're used to it, that it is available anytime, anywhere and at a reasonable price  That is now over for now  Of course there is an open WiFi network in the marina and the ARC also provides its own network, but the data flow is reminiscent of a Friday afternoon on the Cologne Ring. 1000 Sailors and only three nets. Nothing is moving forward, or just gradually with a lot of patience. You're happy then, if only one message has left the computer. An email is more for advanced users, the blog almost impossible and pictures, only go at night from half past one, when everyone else is either still partying wildly or is already well-behaved in their bunks.
This was one of the first items on the to-do list, obtaining a local telephone card. The big provider here is Digicel and also has a sales stand on the marina area. On Friday we were both still busy getting there, that we postponed the purchase of a telephone card until the next day. The stand was closed on Saturday  and also on Sunday and the following Monday…..until today. Well, I discovered a Digicel store a little further down the street. So we set off on Monday. Unfortunately only in the afternoon, to then find out at the shop door, that it will close in half an hour. Daher durften keine Kunden mehr eintreten 🙂 Andere Länder, andere Sitten 🙂 Letztendlich sind wir aber mittlerweile im Besitz einer funktionierenden Telefon- und Datenkarte und die digitale Welt hat uns wieder.

Die erste Hürde hatten wir also genommen. Bei den hier herrschenden Temperaturen war es wirklich eine anstrengende Aufgabe. Wir wollen uns aber wirklich nicht beklagen, denn erstens haben wir es ja so gewollt und Nieselregen in Deutschland ist auch nicht besonders erstrebenswert. Aber die Temperaturen nehmen einen jeglichen Elan. Already the way back from the shower rooms (fridge cold air conditioned) to the ship ruins the whole beautiful shower. Cool drinks are needed in large quantities, So we now often replace coffee with orange juice. Since we are still in the marina at the moment, Jumping from the ship into the cool water is not particularly recommended. But that will change shortly. We can now understand the relaxed attitude of the Caribbean people. Rushing during the day is simply inappropriate. It's better to sit somewhere in the shade and enjoy a drink. Unfortunately it gets dark in the evening, before it gets pleasantly cool again. That doesn't exactly make us more productive 
But we're slowly getting there. In our wallets we have East Caribbean (EC$) Dollars collected. Of course, US$ or Euros are also gladly accepted, But in some cases the conversion rates are rather arbitrary. You can easily get the impression, that there are “white and black” prizes. Not a nice feeling, if you have to question every purchase on the market in this regard. It's much more relaxed in the supermarket. Food is the same price for everyone  But at least everything is available here, what you need to live and a whole lot more. You just have to think about it, what is worth your pleasure.