Dominica to Les Saintes
Petronella
Sat 23 Mar 2013 08:38
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15:52.039N 061:35.181W
The island hop to Les Saintes was much shorter
taking only 4 hours to cover the 20 odd miles 'anchor to
anchor'. Les Saintes are an archipelago
of eight small volcanic islands situated just 5 miles south of
Guadeloupe. Like Martinique, Guadeloupe and it's nearby
dependencies are a French "departement" and several people
had recommended we make a visit. The wind was light to start with but
by nine o'clock we had a sailing breeze and by ten we were in the groove doing
over eight knots with a fresh SE Trade Wind providing the
drive.
By 12.30 we had threaded our way through the
offlying islets and picked up a mooring off Le Bourg des Saintes on the
island of Terre de Haut. A quick run ashore to clear customs (online at
the local internet cafe unlike other countries where everything is done by many
hands and in triplicate) confirmed that the little town has great charm and
is a cross between Brittany and the Cote d'Azur. The local attraction in the bay seemed to be two dolphins that
swam in and out of the moored boats, keeping people on their toes either trying
to get a camera shot or trying to swim with them.
 Le
Bourg Des Saintes and the two
dolphins
Ashore in Le Bourg having a sundowner |