Fate must have known Don and I weren’t ready to leave as our windless refused to move and the Starship was forced to stay in St. Martin three more weeks while Don had a new housing fashioned at a local welding shop.
This turned out to be much cheaper than having a new one flown in, shipping costs, duty, etc….thus enabling more gluttony while we waited for the part to be fashioned.
But now there are no more excuses, the weather is clear post Hurricane Tomas for heading south and some glorious skies.
Our good friends Ken and Diane off Annie II from Canada St. Lucia
Don and I are happy to have the company and extra crew for these next few passages to weather.
Our first stop is the dry and rocky day anchorage of Ile Fourche, St. Barts. Only 12 miles from St. Martin and part of the national park system, clear water for swimming but not much in the way of sea creatures.
Still it felt wonderful to get wet and see the sandy bottom once again after all the rain and wind of Tomas.
Ken being the onboard hunter gatherer had the fishing pole in the water and hand lines dragging as soon as we were clear of the park boundaries.
A monster barracuda and a snapper agreeably got hooked before the next marine reserve at Anse de Colombier, only four miles away.
Anse de Colombier, accessible only by boat and a formerly owned by the Rockefellers proved to be a perfect spot for a little more swimming (shark?) and an excellent Snapper Vera Cruz.
OTB time (ocean to belly)……three hours!
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