I know it's been a long time since we've posted anything. WiFi here is sporadic at best, so getting online has not been a priority. I will try to get ashore to post the latest photos to the website as soon as I can.
We've been on anchor watch with the high winds and crappy holding in weeds here in the lagoon at Simpson Bay. Winds finally let up late last night so we were finally able to get some sleep. We're staying in the lagoon, though, because of the swells in the bay. Plus we love the sound of jets going overhead. Side story - we're anchored off the end of the island's airport runway. Sometimes the planes appear so close that you could step up onto our bimini and grab the landing gear. Quinn's enjoying it, even though he's started to cover his ears.
Today was exciting for Gregg and I'm sure he'll want to comment further on his, I think, 3rd adventure in the series, "Not enough soap in the world". I just hope the tequila shots he drank killed everything he may have ingested.
We're mostly just hanging out here in St. Martin, running errands, shopping and EATING. There's a fancy and fairly inexpensive little gourmet grocery a very short dinghy ride from the boat, so I've been going almost daily buying French cheeses, baguettes and then pastries from the French bakery across the street. We need to get out of here and go somewhere with clean water so we can swim and get some exercise before we grow out of all our clothes!
We've managed to get over to the French side of the island a few times for the street market and for a hike up to the fort ruins. Again, photos forthcoming soon, I hope.
We're looking to leave Sint Maarten sometime in the next few days. We will probably go straight to Antigua, which will be an overnight sail (or motor), but from what I could tell, most of the prime anchorages between here and there are subject to northerly swells, which is what we are currently suffering. Antigua should be great and we're really looking forward to moving on with our journey.
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