2.12.23 Our Last Days in Nevis/St. Kitts

Well, we ended up spending a week in Nevis tied up to the mooring ball while waiting for a good weather window to sail north.  This morning we checked out of the country of Nevis and plan to set sail at 6a tomorrow morning for Saba.  Because of the rolliness of the anchorages on both St. Eustatia and Saba, we are concerned about staying on the boat.  Because of the weather, Steve decided that we should skip St. Eustatia and travel straight to Saba, which is supposed to be less rough.  While waiting for the immigration representatives to show up, we met a young couple from California who had just visited Saba.  They mentioned that they stayed in an Airbnb while on Saba.  The more we thought about it, the more we decided that that was a good idea so I booked an El Momo cottage in Booby Hill, which is a five minute walk to the town of Windward.  It is supposed to have a lot of stairs and was referenced as a “Robinson Caruso” getaway.  The location received good reviews so we are hoping for the best. 

We sat here while waiting to check out of Nevis/St. Kitts

After checking out of Nevis, we moved the boat back to Ballast Bay on St. Kitts.  Doing so cut an hour and a half off of our sail tomorrow.  We again are planning to leave at 6a, as soon as we can see in the light.  It will still be an eight or so hour sail tomorrow, but we should be able to arrive before the sun starts setting.  With some luck, we will find an available mooring ball. 

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