As we headed down the island chain last season, we skipped right on past Guadeloupe and landed at The Saintes. A small cluster of islands that are technically part of Guadeloupe. (Thus, part of France) Here’s a bit of video footage Mark put together of how we tie off to the fancy, awkward mooring balls, hiking and of course snorkeling! Oh, and Goat Babies! My favorite. I might be obsessed.
There’s LOADS more footage to come. Now that we are back for Temporary Landlife, we’re sorting it out and getting it ready for more videos. So if you enjoy this kind of stuff, go ahead and Subscribe to our little YouTube channel. 🙂
Artist, food nerd, SUP/yoga enthusiast and travel obsessed blogger – chronicling the process of going from land to sea. Selling all of her worldly possessions so that she can set sail into the sunset with her husband and two dachshunds – searching for that next sunrise paddle. Follow along. It’ll be fun 🙂
Artist, food nerd, SUP/yoga enthusiast and travel obsessed blogger - chronicling the process of going from land to sea. Selling all of her worldly possessions so that she can set sail into the sunset with her husband and two dachshunds - searching for that next sunrise paddle. Follow along. It'll be fun :)
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We loved the saints! It was perhaps our favorite stop in the eastern Caribbean. We arranged with the “Les Saintes Multiservices” (LMS) to have fresh croissants and a baguette delivered to the boat each morning while in the mooring field. The local bakery there makes the best bread ever.
It was really sad to see the damage done there with the storms of 2017. We were there before and after. Prior to 2017 the island was super green with tons of trees. That changed. It’ll take years to be that way again.
That’s a pretty fancy gizmo you have to snag the mooring. We used a line with a slip knot and a large eyed noose. We’d place the loop over the entire eye on the mooring and pull tight. The line would snug tight on the stem below the eye on the mooring allowing us to put a secondary line through the eye. We learn this technique from a French vessel. The solo sailor pickup up a mooring on the first try. Impressive.
We loved the saints! It was perhaps our favorite stop in the eastern Caribbean. We arranged with the “Les Saintes Multiservices” (LMS) to have fresh croissants and a baguette delivered to the boat each morning while in the mooring field. The local bakery there makes the best bread ever.
It was really sad to see the damage done there with the storms of 2017. We were there before and after. Prior to 2017 the island was super green with tons of trees. That changed. It’ll take years to be that way again.
That’s a pretty fancy gizmo you have to snag the mooring. We used a line with a slip knot and a large eyed noose. We’d place the loop over the entire eye on the mooring and pull tight. The line would snug tight on the stem below the eye on the mooring allowing us to put a secondary line through the eye. We learn this technique from a French vessel. The solo sailor pickup up a mooring on the first try. Impressive.