POSITION 17:00.20N 61:45.63W ENGLISH HBR ANTIGUA
Aurelia
Shirley and Michael Webb-Speight
Thu 1 Feb 2007 00:12
We had a quick walk around ashore at Deshaise - coffee and croissants at the boulangerie (as you do). then discovered we had come ashore with no money! M set off for a run around town before returning 30 min later from the obscure far reaches with some cash. By then some of the rustic charm had worn off!
Departed at 10.00 hrs for the leg north. Lumpy seas kept some members of the crew a little seedy for much of the trip - but the boat sailed beautifully and we made the 43 miles in just under 6 hours.
English harbour turns out to be very picture-sqew - we like this place and can see ourselves returning for more when we have some time. Will check in and out in the morning and look at pricing for the haul out to see if we will paint our bottom here. After all it was good enough for Nelson - could be good for us too.
Not sure if we will make it up to Shirley Heights until we return - seems to me that the bar at the top is the main purpose of the hike up the hill - which may not be such a good look at 8.30 tomorrow morning.
Next target is St Martin - 97 miles from here. We may go round to one of the other harbors on the west coast of Antigua tomorrow for the jump off - which would allow us to do it as a daylight trip. Obviously we are well out of the habit of the night trips - but this is cruising in the Caribbean!