on the west coast Barbuda for the last 4-5 days. We actually lost
track of what day it was, thinking it was Saturday when in fact it was
Sunday! There is a powdery white sand beach off the bow pretty much
as far as you can see to port or starboard. The water is a
kaleidoscope of blues, constantly shifting as the sun dodges around
the clouds. When we get some bandwidth we'll post some photos, it's
hard to imagine without seeing it.
Unfortunately the water is fairly murky. The sand is so fine,
combined with a steady swell breaking on the beach that the water
within about half a mile of the beach is churned up and not very
clear. We're in about 15' of water and can't see the bottom, in fact
we can't see the bottom of the keel! But it's 80 degrees and we had a
nice swim to the beach and back yesterday afteroon.
Earlier yesterday we got the grand tour of Barbuda, it's 1600
residents, saw a lot of the 62 sq miles, the frigate bird rookery, the
lagoon and the village. At two-foot bay we hiked from the beach up
through some caves to emerge on the cliffs above with a stunning view
of the bay and north shore (rumored to host more than 300 wrecks).
We're tentatively planning to move to the southwest coast, and more
white beach, in a few days.
