Today we left around 6:30a and motored the whole way.  There was only approximately 3 to 4 knots of wind in the lee of Guadeloupe, which wasn’t enough to fill our sails.  And, it can get sporty off the southern tip of the island, going from no wind to high wind where you need to reef your sails.  Both Steve and I were at the helm for most of the trip, as we had to watch for fish pots.  They are hard to see, especially when sailing into the sunlight.  We narrowly avoided one fish pot and easily navigated around many others.  We arrived at Ilet a Cabrit around 10:30a and were able to pick up a mooring ball.  The mooring balls are no longer being maintained, unfortunately, which means Steve had to carefully inspect ours to make sure that it would hold us.  We know this anchorage and the wind will spin us around the ball day and night.  There wasn’t a painter on the ball, which meant that we had to attach directly to the ball itself instead of a lead line.  We snagged it on the first try and were attached to our new home for the next couple of days.

The water here is a beautiful turquoise green color.  Last year there was good snorkeling so we are hoping the same is true this year.

Around 11a we dinghied into Terre de Haute, the main town/island in Les Saintes.  And, we cleared into Guadeloupe.  On the way back to our dinghy (it was in the opposite direction actually, but who is counting), we stopped at the main patisserie in town.  We picked up some dessert and a baguette.  The choices were limited since we arrived so late.  And, a cruise ship is anchored in between the islands.  Hopefully what we purchased will taste great.