We entered Guadeloupe in the Isle de Saintes. The Saints are
an archipelago of French islands, just off the southern coast of Guadeloupe.
And if there was one word to describe Les Saintes, it would be charming. The
main town of Bourg des Saints is really just a quiet fishing village. It is
quaint and picturesque, all the houses have red roofs and the church steeple in
the center of town can be seen from the anchorage (and the church bells ring
every 15 minutes throughout the day and can be heard in the anchorage as well).
The town is built along the waterfront and very accessible by dinghy. We shared the anchorage with a few boats that were a tad bigger than us.
many great boutiques and restaurants in The Saintes, a few art galleries, a
patiserrie which sells delicious baguettes and pain du chocolate, and a gelato
shop that has the best ice cream in the Caribbean. We had a great time
exploring town, buying trinkets and sweets, and had many delicious meals of
local fresh seafood. The locals figured out what to do with the poisonous Lion Fish… they eat them!
even had warm croissants and pain du chocolate delivered to the boat at 7 AM on two of
the three mornings that we were there.
all went to a nice restaurant to celebrate Laurie’s 50th birthday
from Moanaroa. They were also getting ready to leave us and dash
north to pick up additional crew before heading to the Panama Canal and across
the Pacific Ocean. Can you imagine
crossing the largest ocean in a small boat?…Oh yeah, we did that…
enjoyed the flat water on the west coast of Guadeloupe as we motored up to Melendure
and Pigeon Island where there is a Cousteau Marine park. We enjoyed the snorkeling and did two SCUBA
dives on our own while there. It was
nice to dive again as a family and we had no problems with our equipment or getting
our SCUBA tanks re-filled. There were
plenty of turtles all around our boat and sightings became common.
and we agreed to take some time off lessons between Christmas Eve and New
Years. All the cruisers got together
aboard Day Dreamer for a Christmas
Eve pot luck dinner. It seemed funny to be
eating sushi and pizza in 85 degree sun for the holidays!
Saint Nicholas” and recited it in front of the 20 cruisers. It was a proud moment for parents who have
trouble remembering what we had for lunch.
Here’s a video of her for those readers that could not make it to the
Caribbean for Christmas.
stuffing and pies while Emily played with all the toys that Santa delivered. Life is good and we are trying hard to store
away the memories of our last Christmas at sea with tropical warmth. The crew
of Emily Grace hopes that each of you have enjoyed your holiday season too and have
every blessing for the coming year.
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