It's been another fabulous visit to Iles des Saintes, but the time has come to move south once more. We love it here illustrated by the fact we've spent about two and a half months in Guadeloupe this season and a large part of that in Les Saintes.
We love the French-ness, island life with sophisticated dining, clear water and the availability of easy independent diving.
In the last ten days we've met friends from oceans ago and made new friends. Old friends Mick and Janice of SV Zoa picked up the mooring next to us. While we saw Mick in Carriacou last May, we haven't seen Janice since Malaysia from where she went home to Australia. A couple of days ago South African Olaf on his custom creation, Ongemaak, arrived. We met Olaf and brother Muir in St Helena. Then today on the way back from clearing out we passed a boat which we sailed many miles together through SE Asia, another South African, SV Calypso. When we knew her it was Maureen and Paul now she is with Siobhan and Andrew. We have so many great memories of all these people, shared adventures. Happily it's a small world.
Making new memories with SV Wychcraft sailed by Brits Nigel and Jo. Nigel and Jo made up a diving foursome on the north tip of Ilet a Cabrit and at Pain du Sucre. David and I like the diving here for the presence of fish life, healthy coral, huge barrel sponges and lack of strong currents. The water's warm, so what's not to like? Before our first dive we saw more humpbacks whales tail flipping a couple of miles away and once underwater we could hear them singing. April is estimated to the end of the season for whale spotting - they should be heading north with the new calves soon.
For now our dive kit is packed away, but we are hoping to dive in Dominica, our next stop a mere 20nm south from here.
One more Guadeloupe
sunset, one more quiet night at Ilet a Cabrit until next season
because I'm sure we'll be back.
dinghy dock at Terre du Bourg, Cabrit in background
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