YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/03/18 14:07
LATITUDE: 17-00.25N
LONGITUDE: 061-45.57W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 15
WIND_DIR: ENE
CLOUDS: 50%
VISIBILITY: 40
BARO: 1016.7
AIR_TEMP: 28.9C
COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Freeman\’s Bay, – English Harbour, Antigua
A lovely few days at Ten Pound Bay! Now back in English Harbour. May go on to Jolly Harbour later (or not?).
KIT,
Scott & Nikki
YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/03/16 18:01
LATITUDE: 17-04.13N
LONGITUDE: 061-40.01W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 8
WIND_DIR: E
CLOUDS: 50%
VISIBILITY: 20
BARO: 1012.3
AIR_TEMP: 31.7C
COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Bow & Stern, Ten Pound Bay – Green Island, Antigua
A swell came up last night at our beauty of an anchorage so we had to move this morning as we were outside, but not too far outside the surf line.
We checked out Spanish Point, but too lumpy and improper lighting to see through the reefs. Hugs and goodbye\’s to Kathleen and Ron of s/v \”Lady Amelie\”.
We had a great few weeks with them. They\’re off to St. Martin.
So, we\’re back in Antigua in our own private spot.
Stunning water, depth as little as 6.5 feet, the bower is in 8 feet. The weather is supposed to be nice and stable, so we may stay here overnight
as well. The inner big bay, \”Nonsuch\” is also a beauty (very reminiscent of Tobago Cays in The Grenadines.
Stay tuned,
Scott and Nikki
YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/03/15 13:34
LATITUDE: 17-37.94N
LONGITUDE: 061-51.13W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 8
WIND_DIR: E
CLOUDS: 70%
VISIBILITY: 25
BARO: 1013.7
AIR_TEMP: 27.8C
COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Barbuda Outbar Anchorage, Barbuda
Gorgeous white sand with a tinge of pink in them! We moved here to get a guide for the Frigate Bird
Reserve tour. Very nice spot. A bit of diving yesterday as refresher for Nikki. PLEASE NOTE: We have NO internet
here and as such, Nikki cannot write those writing her till we get back to Antigua.
KIT,
Scott and Nikki
YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/03/15 13:34
LATITUDE: 17-37.94N
LONGITUDE: 061-51.13W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 8
WIND_DIR: E
CLOUDS: 70%
VISIBILITY: 25
BARO: 1013.7
AIR_TEMP: 27.8C
COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Barbuda Outbar Anchorage, Barbuda
Gorgeous white sand with a tinge of pink in them! We moved here to get a guide for the Frigate Bird
Reserve tour. Very nice spot. A bit of diving yesterday as refresher for Nikki. PLEASE NOTE: We have NO internet
here and as such, Nikki cannot write those writing her till we get back to Antigua.
KIT,
Scott and Nikki
YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/03/13 19:16
LATITUDE: 17-33.38N
LONGITUDE: 061-46.16W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 17
WIND_DIR: ESE
CLOUDS: 30%
VISIBILITY: 50
BARO: 1012.4
AIR_TEMP: 30.6C
COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Cocoa Point, Barbuda
Barbuda is part of Antigua as one nation (30 miles to the north). s/v \”Lady Amelie\” is about to enter the anchorage as well.
They will head from here to St. Martin in a few days, Nikki and I are thinking of back SOUTH to Antigua then to Monteserrat. The volcano
has it\’s allure!…:-)
KIT, more soon-
Scott and Nikki
YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/03/10 15:40
LATITUDE: 17-04.46N
LONGITUDE: 061-53.70W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 12
WIND_DIR: SSW
CLOUDS: 40%
VISIBILITY: 40
BARO: 1014.3
AIR_TEMP: 30.0C
COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Mosquito Cove – Jolly Harbour, Antigua
A lovely visit to English Harbour. We followed the coast closely to see the Caribbean Emerald Water at it\’s finest.
We took some photos of the Volcano on Montserat – smoking away! It\’s 25 miles to our SW.
Yes indeed, I shall soon start to catch the blog up and if I ever get decent internet, start posting some photos.
We\’ll most likely move inside the harbor to fix the dinghy and catch up on some maintenance.
KIT!
Scott and Nikki
YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/03/07 18:24
LATITUDE: 17-00.32N
LONGITUDE: 061-45.64W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 10
WIND_DIR: E
CLOUDS: 85%
VISIBILITY: 20
BARO: 1017.6
AIR_TEMP: 27.2C
COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Freeman Bay – English Harbour, Antigua
A BLUSTERY sail! 22-27 knots. Mostly one reef and the staysail. \”Lady Amelie\” was behind us, but not far
and she left 30 minutes later than we did. I\’ll go ashore and check in. We were here by air this past August
so we know the lay of the land. Still in search of GOOD internet at a reasonable fee.
KIT,
Scott and Nikki
February 28th – March 7th, 2014 (-4 on UTC)
Dear F&F,
The sail from Dominica to Iles Les Saintes had a bit less wind than our previous inter island sails,(which was fine with us!), yet another Caribbean gem and only 20 miles. We found upon arrival that the 70 moorings were all full and anchored in a bit of a rolly spot a few hundred yards west of the mooring field.
That afternoon we struggled to find the \”E-Seaclear\” office, but finally did so. We made reservations at a shore side eatery, La Frindale. The service was lovely, the food, not so much. The prices?…Well…priceless….:-)
The next morning, peering through our binoculars, a mooring came available and as they were first come/first serve, we did the \”yachting tango\” and grabbed one. The visit to the town was a lovely surprise, very French tourist hamlet; very clean. We found a great French bakery for chocolate croissants and coffee. We also welcomed Ron & Kathleen who came a day behind us. That evening we had a nice meal aboard \”Lady Amelie\” where Ron made me a great steak and Nikki, Kathleen & Ron had yellow fin tuna. Ron made a mean \”Mojito\”. I have taken to calling them \”pond scum\” for their look and their effect makes me feel like I\’ll be scum in the pond soon enough….:-)
Next day was Sunday and the local church with bells a-ringing was full. Singing could be heard over much of town. The main town, Terre de Haut (Highlands), has a history of people from the northern coast of France\’s Brittany and Normandy. Many of the locals as such have light skin and red hair. As there was no sugar cane here, no slaves were ever imported and all the locals living here have come by choice. The town has a \”small town\” French atmosphere with several restaurants and shops along the shoreline of this small islets protected western shore.
As March has arrived, we were feeling the need to keep moving. There is still more of the Caribbean to see than we have seen so far! Hurricane season isn\’t that far off. We decided as such, to miss Pointe a Pitre, the main town and big time Mega Yacht harbor. It would have been a 20 mile sail straight upwind and then a 20 mile return to continue on the lee shore of the island. We had high hopes for our next intended destination, Pidgeon Island which has the Cousteau dive park as it\’s center piece. En route, we stayed the night at Marina de Riviere Sens. This is a tiny little harbor where the only fuel dock was on this entire side of the island. We actually stayed the night at the fuel dock and would fuel up the next morning. As it was Sunday, the fuel dock was closed. While I fueled up, Nikki went on a \”recky\” for food, fruit and veg at the local market. As per usual, fueling can be an experience. After I filled one tank, they ran out of fuel. I took 6 jerry cans and fortunately was able to carry them to the local gas station which ran the fuel dock via intercom. 6 x 200 yds. of carrying 50 lb. Jerry cans of fuel gave me my workout for the day. We were topped off.
We then anchored in the bay inshore of Pigeon island (Malendure) and went for a \”recky\” via dinghy. The ride was about a half mile each way. We did some snorkeling and hoped we\’d find better parts of the area the next day with our underwater viewer. Ron & Kathleen showed up the next morning and we did a pre-scout of the snorkeling dive area. Unfortunately, it\’s living on it\’s name – Cousteau. The coral essentially had all been wiped out by a recent hurricane. The dive area wasn\’t so nice, but Nikki wanted to do a bit of a refresher dive with me and we went in the sand off the stern of the boat. It would mostly be about getting Nikki used to the equipment as she hadn\’t dove in 20+ years since gaining her Rescue Diver certification in the Middle East. She did great, but the site wasn\’t much to look at. Good first time, more would come shortly.
That night, the four of us went ashore for dinner at \”Le Rocher de Malendure\”. It was Mardi Gras, but they were open. Our guide book gave this restaurant high marks as to food and price. The setting lovely, the bugs not so much. The waiter was a local and quite a character. As usual, the food wasn\’t very good and the prices were high. We can stand the high price occasionally IF the food is good. It wasn\’t – Ce la vie baby!..:-) Our guide book has never met an advertiser he didn\’t like!…:-)
The next morning we did the short motor up the northwestern most town, Deshaies (pronounced Dez-a as in the letter \”a\”).
We were able to do our e-seaclearance at a local shop and Nikki learned that she will soon be a Grandma via email! Congratulations to Hollie, Adam and of course Grandma Nik. The anchorage was a real zoo; very crowded. There was some \”anchoring antics\” that night, but all survived. The town was worth the day, but not much more. Tomorrow we\’ll be off to Antigua – Freeman Bay, English Harbour where Nikki and I had flown to last August. Back to the English speaking world.
Stay tuned,
Scott and Nikki
YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/03/05 15:07
LATITUDE: 16-18.37N
LONGITUDE: 061-47.88W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 7
WIND_DIR: NE
CLOUDS: 50%
VISIBILITY: 40
BARO: 1016.9
AIR_TEMP: 30.6C
COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Deshaies, Guadeloupe
The snorkeling at Pidgeon Point was a bit of a disappointment. It appears the reef has been badly damaged
by a previous Hurricane. We did however do a check out dive for Nikki off the back of the boat. We\’ve motored
up here to Deshaise and will either leave for Antigua tomorrow or maybe the next day?
KIT!
Scott and Nikki
YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/03/03 15:26
LATITUDE: 16-10.11N
LONGITUDE: 061-46.66W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 5
WIND_DIR: WSW
CLOUDS: 70%
VISIBILITY: 20
BARO: 1013.7
AIR_TEMP: 28.9C
COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Pidgeon Island, Guadeloupe (Cousteau Dive Reserve).
We\’re actually directly east of the Pidgeon Island dive park. There seems to be no name for this bay?
Pointe Malendure is the head of the bay. We stayed at the fuel dock in Marina de Riviere Sens last night.
Fueled up (they ran out of diesel and I had to take 4 jerry cans to the actual gas station that runs the fuel dock).
Anchorage here has lots of local fish/dive/whale watch charter boats. We\’ll do a \”recky\” as Nikki says shortly. It\’s about
a 5 minute ride to the dive park. Hopefully, we\’ll get wet today or tomorrow?
KIT,
Scott and Nikki