Friday, March 6, 2009

St. Barths

After a short and bumpy passage from St. Martin we arrived in Gustavia
on Wednesday afternoon. We had a thrilling time getting ourselves
settled here in the fore/aft moorings that are fairly tightly packed.
In the process we dumped the dinghy in the water (upside down) and
clipped another boat's pulpit which will cost us a little to repair
But we finally ended up with a great spot, moored at the far end of
the harbor with a short ride to shore and very protected from the NE
wind and seas that we're getting today and tomorrow.

St. Barths seems to be a little piece of the French riviera in the
Caribbean. Excellent food and wind, haut couture shopping, and pretty
expensive. We're pacing ourselves on the food and wine and avoiding
the shopping!