We are in St. Kitts. I tried to blog from St. Martin the day we left but I kept getting an error message - saying I was trying to get into my account via an "unusual location" ?? The last two days in St. Martin we just wandered the streets and checked the weather, nothing too hectic.

The steps leading to the fort and our shaded area for internet access.

Precious cargo.

CS'ta Time in Marigot anchorage, St. Martin.

Art gallery in renovated 19th century townhouse.

 

The gardens of the art gallery.

Artistic expression of homeowner in Simpson Bay Lagoon.

Anyhow, we left St. Martin Tuesday afternoon after clearing out. We then radioed the marina for permission to get fuel. Well, they were out of diesel! A megayacht arrived the day before and left that morning. I assume he drained the resources. We headed out to St. Barth's knowing we had enough fuel. Jorge just likes to have full tanks before heading out anywhere. Once we got to St. Barth's we radioed ahead looking for the marina and fuel. We were told "tomorrow morning at 0800". We anchored in a very deep, crowded and rolly bay just outside St. Barth's. It was not a good night. We weighed anchor at 0700 and headed to Antigua, again knowing we had enough fuel. However, the winds and seas were not favourable and the going was slow. And I thought once we headed south the trades would be with us but they were SE today. As always, we had Plan B. We changed course and headed to St. Kitts. With the course change, we were able to put up the genoa and motorsailed, averaging 6.5 kts. When we got to the lee of the island (around 1300) the winds and seas calmed and we were forced to just motor to Basseterre (the capital). We arrived at Port Zante Marina at 1530, tied up and cleared in. There was no fuel dock in the marina. The procedure was to take a taxi to the Shell station, order and pay for the fuel and they deliver it - tomorrow. Okay, so we took a marina slip for the night. Besides after the rolly anchorage and poor sleep last night, we needed a restful night. Basseterre Bay can also be rolly with any type of "south" component and we definitely had one.

Lee side of the island of St. Kitts.

This morning the fuel arrived shortly after the scheduled delivery time. We paid for unlimited water so Jorge gave CS'ta Time a much needed wash down and I am catching up on my blogging.

I am almost relucant to say what our next plan is as we always change them! We are hoping to leave Basseterre and head to Majors Bay at the south end of St. Kitts, about 3 hours away, just before Nevis. Tomorrow morning we plan on heading to Antigua making the 50 mile trip instead of 75+ miles from St. Barth's. So far the winds are forecast to be 15 kts and from the east, just the direction we have to go!