Gales passed through Guadeloupe for the Christmas season. I had to wake the human’s up at 4am boxing day to fend boats off who’s anchors had slipped. A small break in the wind gave us an opportunity to make the 40 nm trip north to Antigua. The winds were still ‘fresh’ […]
Monthly archives: December 2013
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If you want to hang around Deshaies you have to adjust your schedule to ‘Spanish time’. Despite being a reasonable size town, 90% of businesses still close for an afternoon siesta, reopening around 3:30pm to stay open late into the cool of the evening. If you are after local fresh fruit, vegetables […]
The mountainous West coast of Guadeloupe offers great protection from strong Easterly winds that are crossing the Atlantic at the moment. But here in the Caribbean you can sometimes get waves on the lee (protected) side of the islands that do not follow the wind direction. These waves travel across […]
After a quick shopping trip to at the capital of Guadeloupe, Basse Terre, we headed on North up the island towards Point Maliendure and Pigeon Island to the Cousteau National Marine Park. The impressive mountains of Guadeloupe’s west coast capture rain making it a rich and fertile island. Sailing along […]
After going a ‘bit bohemian’ on the small islands of Les Saintes, the winds calmed down, and it was time to continue North. The human’s planned a quick hop across the Channel des Saintes to the capital city of Guadeloupe, Basse Terre. Although the guide books say you can anchor up at Basse […]
We left Dominica and had a lovely sail north to the cluster of French islands know as The Saintes. We were lucky enough to find one of the few remaining coves in the Saintes where you can still anchor. The rest, including the main harbour front, are full […]