Greetings from yacht Ensemble.
We had a bit of a lazy start and only got away at 9:30am.
Winds, weather and sea were all cooperating - a sunny day with 15knot winds and slight seas. Our aim is to dop between 60 and 70 nm each day so we can comfortably arrive in St Thomas in time to meet my brother and his wife on the 30th of December.
The sailing was comfortable - and Magali used the time to do some domestic chores - and make some more banana bread!
We arrived in Desharies (pronounced 'Day Ay') mid afternoon. The bay looks well sheltered - but does funnel the shore breeze. We set the anchor and paid careful attention to set the anchor drift alarm and make sure we were held fast. After a quick swim we went ashore to explore. The town is small and charming, and seems a lot more affluent than what we saw in Martinique last week. After a quick visit to the 'Match' grocery store we had the obligatory cocktails at sunset overlooking the beach and watching the pelicans and other sea birds fly by, and then had a lovely seafood dinner at a near-bye restaurant.
Tomorrow - St Kits (hopefully)!
Cheers
Dave & Magali
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