2.7.25

We arrived in Antigua later than in previous years, after the start of the new year.  The boat was in fairly good condition because Steve and I spent five days during the Thanksgiving week putting her back together after being on the hard for hurricane season.  So, we spent one night in a rented house, prepared the boat for sailing, washed the boat, and splashed the next day.  We also provisioned the boat while we had a rental car.

After a couple of nights in the Jolly Harbour Marina, we set sail for St. Kitts.  We had a good weather window and left earlier than expected.  It was an uneventful day’s sail to St. Kitts.  We stayed in a bay that we have stayed in before, outside of the marina, because it is usually calm.  The next day we sailed overnight to St. John’s and ended up anchoring in Rendezvous Bay.  This is a beautiful bay with some white sandy beaches lining it and clear, turquoise water beneath us.  Since we arrived around 8a, we were able to relax the entire day.  I (Christine) came down with Covid and Steve was kind enough to do the majority of the sailing for the next week or so while I tried to recover.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t feeling up to taking a lot of pictures or documenting our journey in the moment.