Just a quick note to update you on where we are....
We left St. Barth's this morning for a great 40+ mile sail down to St. Christopher's (a/k/a "St Kitts"). This place if very pretty with the mountains (4,000' +) coming right out of the ocean and climbing to the clouds....truly awesome.
We were on the radio, and were overheard by "Sanctuary" and "Just Imagine" who are anchored about 5 miles away on Nevis. They are leaving for Guadalupe tomorrow...and we may be buddy boating with them. Guadalupe is appx 75 miles south of our current position, so it would again be another overnight sail. This will be Trudie's 11th overnight of THE TRIP. Decision has not yet been made, as we will look at the weather in the AM, and make our decision then. (I think T is addicted to the French islands with their baguettes and chocolate croissants.)
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Meanwhile, we are at Ballast Bay on St. Kitts. We had planned on going to the main town of Bassetarre to anchor and clear customs. BUT, when we sailed up to it, all we saw was loaded with commercial ships, and several tankers...not very pretty after being on St. Barths. So, out came the charts and we found this quite cove about 5 miles out of town. Great place, no roll, little breeze and steep mountains surrounding the anchorage for ambiance. This is just the kind of place we really enjoy. (There is only one other boat here and he is anchored quite far away from us.) We are flying our Q flag, as we didn't check in with customs and immigration, and therefore, cannot go ashore. (If we are only going to be here for a short time, I really don't want to pay the fees for a quick stop. We have all we need aboard, so we don't really need anything ashore.
For those plotting our position, Ballast Bay, St. Kitts is at 17 14.42N 062 39.65W.
We will decide in the AM if we are staying here, heading over to Nevis (same country as St. Kitts) or heading south....decisions, decisions....
THE CREW
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