St Martin ... Jan 2015

So after the crossing it was time to return to the boat, and join Joseph on the second half of the trip. We spent a few days enjoying St Martin and even made a few friends. The guy below used to swim by every evening wondering what was for dinner... we never figured out what it was ... maybe we were better off :)

On one of our trips through the lagoon I took this picture.. St Martin was hit by a late hurricane and this is one of the many results... believe it or not the owner was still living on board ... not sure how.

 Finally the Captain and I decided it was time to get moving again, Saba, a small island 20 plus Nautical Miles from St Martin was the plan. It's always hard to leave port, especially when you have been in port for so long and other than the wish to see new places there is no real need to leave :) But we were off.

A view of Saba from Zimbabalooba. This island is a magically place. Not overly visited by cruisers or for that matter anyone as it doesn't have much infrastructure. Originally they believed they couldn't even build a road on the island, but now they have an airport.
The night was no the best, very rolly as there is little protection from the Atlantic swell that rolls you around all night long. They have great mooring, but it never feels good to leave a boat that exposed.

The Island of St Eustatius was the next island as we were now on route to St Kitts and Nevis where we planned to spend a few days. St Eustatius was also a volcanic island and the green was beautiful.

 

Anne always up for a photo opportunity. The welcoming sign in St Kitts is a little special as the picture shows. St Kitts was fun and the people were fantastic. We stayed just out side town at anchor for a few days and then moved a little to the south to a beautiful bay. They are currently building a new high end marina and we had the pleasure of anchoring outside in a beautiful bay ...sometimes almost alone and other days with a few others. The swimming was beautiful and we saw some of the biggest puffer fish we have seen anywhere in the world... Sorry no pictures ... hadn't an underwater camera ready :)