Les Saintes - Bourg des Saintes 2 - April
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Mike and Liz Downing
Mon 20 Apr 2009 02:52
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Anchoring off the town is very picturesque with the very blue
water and pretty houses behind. The ferry terminal is in the middle of the bay
and the ferries creates quite a swell at times, so the anchorage can
be quite rolly. Also the winds across the small island cause the boats to
sheer around a bit. We stayed a night, but due to the closeness of the
sunken ferry moved south around the headland to the small bay off Pain De
Sucre.
 looking at Bourg des Saintes from the anchorage
off the town.
 Looking north east from the
anchorage
 Looking to the west from the dinghy dock off the
town
 Fishing boats moored off the town.
We had a close encounter with Frigate Birds here
- fishermen throw bits of fish into the air and the Frigate Birds
swoop down to catch them.As a consequence they think all dinghies going ashore
are going to throw them food and so they swoop down very close.
 Above and below, we found a nice little creperie
for lunch!
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