Nice sail from Point a Pitre to Deshaise on the north west corner - the wind
did three 180 degree shifts during the course of the day - but after we
rounded the southern extremity of Guadeloupe the sea was flat and the boat
was going like a rocket.
Deshaise looks like a lovely place - cute buildings with a little European
church in the middle. Deep bay and sheltered anchorage. no time to explore
however as we will be up bright and early tomorrow to head for Antigua -
English harbour about 45 miles north. A couple of days there and on to St
Martin.
Chris had a great time steering the boat today - really the first time he
has been really keen to give it a try. Of course as his father I think he
is a natural - and he does seem to instinctively turn the wheel in the right
direction. He got big thrills in reading out the numbers on the speedo -
"Daddy what does the dot mean?" so we had a simultaneous lesson in maths
exploring the concept that 8.1 knots is a little bit faster than 7.9 knots.
I suspect that this is his first exposure to decimal places.
All in the water for a swim on our arrival - it must have been close to 30
deg today - and the water temp is 31! Jamie dived to the bottom of the bay
and brought up some sand to prove she can make it to 5.9m. She really is a
water baby that one. Ollie spent most of the day buried in his book - just
finished "Stormbreaker" and now into Treasure Island.
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