Every once and a while Steve and I are lucky enough to stay in a beautiful, peaceful, and relaxing anchorage such as Isle Cabrit.  After the rush of getting the boat into the water and having guests on board over the holiday, I finally feel as though we are settling into a relaxed routine.  We are able to simply enjoy the beauty of this anchorage that has so much to offer – fabulous snorkeling, hiking, warm water, and few boats.  We laze the day away watching Pelicans fish with the sound of the water lapping along the shoreline.  Every once in a while, we hear a goat bleating from the island. Our view is of a wooded island with a black sand beach and rocks along the shoreline.  And, of course, the sun is shining overhead.  I could stay in this anchorage for another week, easily.

The past two days we have spent time in town doing laundry.  There is one place on the island where we can get our laundry cleaned – at the check-in for customs and immigration.  They are open from 2p to 4p Monday through Saturday and only have three washing machines.  So, we pack up our laundry and head to town to try to gain access to the machines.  (It is first-come, first-served.)  Luckily, they have free wifi so we are able to use the internet while we wait for the laundry.  We can’t get all of the laundry dried in this two hour period so we have brought wet laundry back to the boat to hang dry in the wind.  Since we have an overhang over the outdoor salon, it works fairly well, except when there is a blowing rain shower. 

The main town at Terre de Haut is lined with small boutiques selling clothing, knick-knacks, pastries, ice cream, and other sundries.  There are scooter and golf cart rental places and plenty of restaurants.  And, of course, there are a couple of food markets where we can stock up on items that we need.

We have found that we should provision certain food items based on which country we are in.  The French Islands have terrific green beans, cheese, and wine.  The English Islands have good teas, salsa, and tortilla chips.  

We are thinking about sailing to Marie Galante tomorrow, another small island owned by Guadeloupe.  We haven’t been there before and are looking forward to exploring a new location.  In the meantime, we will enjoy the tranquility of Isle Cabrit.