Trip to Europe (and back) begins

[jssailem]

There is a nice hotel overlooking the bay.
Hôtel Bois Joli.

 

[dLj]

View attachment 222605 Which do I enjoy more, sitting in the sun or shovelling snow?

Well only you can answer that one, but for me, it's sailing so neither "sitting in the sun" nor "shoveling snow".... I'd rather be sailing!

dj

 

[jssailem]

For those who’ve been following our cruise and comparing our location to the charts, we have moved. We left the little bay of
Plage de l'Anse du Pain de Sucre .
We moved around the point eastward to the bay facing the community Les Saintes (Terre-de-Haut)

Our Musetta fortunes continue as we found the last mooring ball in the bay. Here is an image of the town from our cockpit.

Across the harbor, on the hill sits the French fortress. Her gun batteries set to protect the harbor from Pirates or English Man of War frigates.

This is a beautiful setting.

When we tire of this sight our next direction will be up the West coast of Guadeloupe. We will depart Guadeloupe for an approximate 40nm sail to Antigua.

 

[Scott T-Bird]

When we tire of this sight our next direction will be up the West coast of Guadeloupe. We will depart Guadeloupe for an approximate 40nm sail to Antigua.

Reminds me of the English fort at Shirley Heights protecting English Harbour! When in Antiqua don't miss the Sunday night jump-up party on Shirley Heights! Every Sunday night, it's the best time!

 

[kappykaplan]

We moved around the point eastward to the bay facing the community Les Saintes (Terre-de-Haut).

Here's that track:

 

[dLj]

Our Musetta fortunes continue as we found the last mooring ball in the bay. Here is an image of the town from our cockpit.

When we tire of this sight our next direction will be up the West coast of Guadeloupe. We will depart Guadeloupe for an approximate 40nm sail to Antigua.

Talk about lucky! We were rafted up alongside another boat but could only be there an hour. When the time was up, we went looking for a free mooring ball but none were available. As we moved towards the other side of the mooring field, a boat left so we grabbed that morning ball! Four other boats were trying to get there, but we were in the perfect place to nab it!

I don't think we will ever tire of the view here, but John does have a flight to catch....

dj

 

[kappykaplan]

On the way to somewhere near Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe:

 

[kappykaplan]

Here's another screenshot that show's Musetta's destination of Basse-Terre:

 

[kappykaplan]

Here's a photo John shared of the western coast of Guadeloupe:

They've decided to continue farther north to Plage de Malendure.

 

[kappykaplan]

Here's a real-time plot of their current position:

 

[kappykaplan]

They are at anchor.

 

[dLj]

They are at anchor.
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It was a beautiful sunset!

dj

 

[kappykaplan]

It was a beautiful sunset!

dj

I'm sure!

 

[dLj]

We moved up the western coast of Guadalupe to a small town called Deshales. Rumor has it there is good food here. I imagine @jssailem will likely fill in with pictures at some point as he is the unofficial ship photographer at this point (perhaps i should tell him that? - ah heck, he'll read it here)

dj

 

[Hayden Watson]

We moved up the western coast of Guadalupe to a small town called Deshales. Rumor has it there is good food here. I imagine @jssailem will likely fill in with pictures at some point as he is the unofficial ship photographer at this point (perhaps i should tell him that? - ah heck, he'll read it here)

dj

Having sailed with @jssailem I was amazed at how many posts he made about our while we were out.

 

[jssailem]

I was amazed at how many posts he made about our while we were out.

So you thought I was slacking? Or just a pretty face?

 

[kappykaplan]

We moved up the western coast of Guadalupe to a small town called Deshales.

Here's what I pulled off Marine Traffic:

 

[dLj]

Here's what I pulled off Marine Traffic:
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Here's a screen shot of where we are anchored off the chart plotter.

 

[kappykaplan]

Here's a screen shot of where we are anchored off the chart plotter.

There don't seem to be as many AIS coastal repeaters on Guadeloupe as in other areas you've transited.

 

[dLj]

There don't seem to be as many AIS coastal repeaters on Guadeloupe as in other areas you've transited.

I wouldn't be surprised if the hit you did get came from a passing merchant ship. There seem to be very limited repeaters here.

dj