Sailing between Dominica and The Saintes Islands was a rough but fast ride, with big winds and great big waves, smashing us on the beam. We hit speeds of nearly 9 knots. Allicat had departed about 30 minutes ahead of us and arrived early enough to snag a mooring ball and were able to secure their kayak to one for us. We fought 30-knot headwinds coming into the mooring field, and were very grateful that Ken jumped into his dinghy to assist me in tying up.
Checking in here was easy, same as in Martinique, at a designated PC terminal in the port and just as in Martinique, I handled the check-in for both us and Allicat while Frank enjoyed a beer and Ken waited gratefully. We paid in advance for 4 nights on the mooring and then we set off with Ken and Joann for a stroll through the small village and lunch. Pick anywhere that serves food, coffee or pastry here. You will not be disappointed. This place knocks the socks off Martinique when it comes to food. Our favorites were Ti Kaz ‘la and Toumbana which both require reservations. We strolled the lovely streets every day, taking in the beauty of this charming harbor village. The buildings here are just as pretty as a picture, painted in pastels and colors of rainbow sherbet. We rented a golf cart with Ken and Joann to explore the Fort and the windward side of the island, enjoying lunch at a pretty seaside café.
We shopped and strolled and ate. I bought Frank a beautiful blue shirt to compliment his eyes for Valentine’s Day. We were so much in Heaven we extended our stay, but soon we had to get moving north and Allicat sadly had to head south. They are putting their boat in St. Lucia for hurricane season. On February 17th,
Deshaies is the location of a show called Murder in Paradise (I think). Again, the food was outstanding no matter where we chose to dine and the hiking/trekking was fun and challenging. We walked up to the Botanical Gardens but were pretty much saturated by now so we turn around and wandered down to the now defunct Hemmingway’s restaurant and event venue that sits right on the water’s edge overlooking the anchorage. We don’t know what happened to it but it was a fantastic location for an upscale restaurant/bar/music venue.
Ever since arriving in the Caribbean We have wanted to visit Nevis, birthplace of Alexander Hamilton, vacation spot to the rich and famous and home to Suzy Gordon the sister of one of my former Cy-Fair high school classmates, Scott Gordon and his wife, Cathy also my friend and former classmate. We have been in touch with Suzy for several islands (ha ha, weeks). Our plan was to go to Nevis from Guadeloupe but the winds were not giving us that option, so I let Suzy know we were heading to Antigua and would see her in about a week. Next stop Antigua!
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