Susan and I sailed back up to St. Lucia and met our trusted and able-bodied crew, Sam Dickson. You may
remember Sam from the trip south! This week Sam is joining us to get back to St. Martin, with touring stops in St. Eustatius and Saba. We didn't have a lot of wind, but the sights were memorable!
First highlight was a ridiculously large pod of dolphins swimming south off the coast of Martinique. There were hundreds, so we slowly turned the boat back south to watch them:
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| "OK, that was cool, but what else ya got?" |
Next day we were off the coast of Nevus/St. Kitts, and the sea was glass.
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| See, glass sea. |
Susan was first to spot the "What is that dot?" We got closer and this is what we saw:
Sam was first to identify them as Orcas. I must say I was skeptical until I checked the markings against Google. The distinctive gray saddle patch and the white markings are the giveaways. Sure enough, there are not one but two types of North Atlantic killer whales.
Sam also captured two pics of two of them swimming under the boat to check us out. One has even flipped over, I guess for a better view:
Later that evening we anchored off Oranjestad in Sint Eustatius (Statia) and the next day we walked the island.
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| Steep road to town! |
We hiked to the top rim of the dormant volcano called The Quill. Spectacular!
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| Deep, lush crater behind us |
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| Sam, atop the Quill, with Oranjestad below and Saba in the distance |
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| On the Quill with Saba and St. Martin in the distance |
Final stop: Saba
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| Looking way down to the airport. |
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| The "beach" |
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| Why we take a taxi here |
Then back to St. Martin:
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| Megayacht "A" and Pratique arriving in St. Martin |
