St. Barth

The weather has finally abated.  A week of strong trades followed directly by a gnarly north swell has had us hunkered down since we arrived in St. Barts almost two weeks ago.  We looked but did not find a decent surf break within walking/swimming distance, but I'm sure the North Atlantic will spin up more swell before the winter ends.  After our pleasant stay in Anse de Columbier, we made a pit stop in Gustavia for showers, water and groceries...and a fresh baguette of course, then headed back to Ile de Forchue.  Definitely the coolest island of the trip so far, totally uninhabited, and a great spot for some night photography.  Unfortunately, the first night the swell was so big, we couldn't land the dinghy, but that didn't stop Chris from swimming ashore with the gopro to capture some neat sun movement time lapse footage while Kellee lounged in the sun and read, she's up to almost 100 books read on the trip.

Last night we packed up chili and homemade bread and ate dinner ashore as the sun went down, then spent a couple of hours taking pictures.  This morning we got up a bit late after watching some Downton Abbey on the computer, so we opted to spend one more night in Gustavia before heading out to Saba.  We'll grab showers and some more provisions and finish up our list of "what to look up on the internet when we have a connection" and sail the 30 miles to Saba tomorrow.  Saba is seldom visited because it has no harbor, but it's a 4600' high rock with some unspoiled reef surrounding it, so we figure it will be worth the wait, we'll see.  We are still finalizing our plans for the hurricane season and will be sure to post our tentative schedule when we decide...and we can do that without worrying about opsec! After Saba is Eustatia, followed by St. Kitts/Nevis.  We don't expect to have internet until St. Kitts, so we'll have lots to update in a week or two.