Hanging out in Les Saintes … Wed 21st March

Hanging out in Les Saintes   …   Wed  21^st March

I think it’s wonderful here! Bourg des Saintes, and the Saintes overall, are one of the nicest, easy-going places we have visited so far. Yes it is hot during the day, particularly if you are hiking around, but it cools off nicely in the evening and the anchorage is fairly flat, except for the passing ferries, which aren’t an issue at night. Not too much to report here. We’ve walked a number of trails on the islands, none of which is more than a mile or two long, although there are quite a few hills! I managed to get out yesterday evening and take some low light photos, which was fun. We’ve also done a little re-provisioning but plan to do a major shop and fill up with water and diesel once we get to Antigua. Some of our friends have already moved on and Taiko and Numada head out tomorrow. So tonight we are going to get together for a pot-luck dinner. Our immediate plans are to leave tomorrow morning and sail north across the Guadeloupe canal and up the west coast to Pigeon island. It looks like a bout a 25 mile trip. Pigeon Island is supposed to have good snorkeling so we’ll spend a couple of nights there before going on to Deshaies on Saturday.

Mike

There are lots of beautiful tropical flowers such as this spectacular hibiscus

Marigot Bay (terre de Haut) - yes every island has at least one Marigot Bay - the yacht Peregrine in the foreground

Peregrine heads north out of Marigot Bay towards the main island of Guadeloupe

A large three meted schooner anchored behind us (in 60 ft depths) at sunset, Bourg des Saintes