Today we woke up tried to get our boat untangled from the mooring ball that we were tied to.  We put two different ropes on the ball to help ensure that we are well secured.  Unfortunately, in the current and wind, the ball got twisted around and the lines were tangled.  Usually we can pull them free but this time we couldn’t.  Steve ended up jumping into the water to untangle the lines.  By the time he had gotten back on the boat and changed out of his swimsuit, the lines had tangled again.  Luckily, a nice French sailor was snorkeling passed and helped us.  Finally we were off. 

It took us about four hours to sail from the Saintes to Marie Galante.  We both were at the helm looking for fish pots.  Fishing is a common livelihood of the locals in Guadeloupe.  We couldn’t believe it, but we found some fish pots in 650 feet of water.  Luckily Steve picked a good line to sail and we only had to alter course a few times.    It was a hot, hazy day for sailing.  While we didn’t encounter any squalls, we had to get about an hour and a half away from Marie Galante to be able to see it. 

The main anchorage, just off of the town called Saint Louis, is a wide-open bay.  There are probably 50 or so boats anchored throughout the bay.  While the water is nice and clear, there isn’t much to see below.  We stayed on the boat this afternoon and are looking forward to going into town tomorrow.  As we recall, they have a fairly good grocery store and I need to do some provisioning.