Almost like the archipelargo at home....
Regina
Espen Aalstad
Thu 28 Feb 2008 13:57
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17:04.36N 61:40.42W Green Island and Nonsuch
Bay
Leaving Guadeloupe, we wanted to see its shallow
north coast and maybe explore some desolate islands. Instead we found too much
wind and small motor boats inside the mangroves and reefs. We left as soon as we
could for Antigua even if it meant an eveing sail. In soft easterly trade
we made it in 5 hours with rather friendly Atlantic waves.
They were a lot nastier once we had finished our
clearing in in Antigua. The most paper copies to date!
We beat the waves and wind still heading to
Antigua's eastern archipelargo - our so far favorite spot on this side
of the Atlantic. For the first time we found lonely natural harbours
like home just with better temperatures. Green Island and the big reef
creates a large natural bay.
 The high wind and waves on the outside also kept
other boats away leaving us a few quiet days after all our passages north.
Even school got a little break.
 The only visitors we had were turtles and for lunch
one of the big tourist catamarans. We moved like the turtles.
 Surfing west again, we were slaloming in squalls
and lucky to avoid them.
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