trying the English Harbor side. The anchorages were very full,
especially for a boat our size. English Harbor is rimmed by hills
that protect it from the prevailing winds, but which cause the winds
to swirl and gust throughout the harbor. This in turn sends the boats
in different directions which means that rather than swinging
together, they can drift in different directions and are more likely
to "go bump in the night". So we had to find some swinging room.
Even with just 75' of scope on the anchor, add the length of the boat,
and double it to get the diameter of the swinging circle: it's about
260', or about a football field! We didn't find our own football
field, but we found enough to get comfortable and settled in.
On Friday night we had dinner with some cruisers who are bringing
books to schools and kids in the Caribbean. You can help too - see http://www.handsacrossthesea.net/HandsCrew.htm#join
. Dinner was at a great pizza parlor with a real wood fired pizza
oven. We liked it so much we went back again last night!
We've definitely noticed an overall rise in the temperatures and
humidity. It's officially the "off season" at many of the hotels here
and we can understand why.
Tomorrow we're going to leave for the The Saints, a cluster of small
islands off the south coast of Guadeloupe. Depending on how ambitious
we are in the morning, we may go all the way tomorrow, or may stop
overnight in Deshayes on the west coast of Guadeloupe. Guadeloupe and
The Saints are French so we'll be looking for a good bakery.
