After enjoying watching the large yachts in Falmouth Harbour,
Antigua it was time to move on.
We knew we were going to miss some of the dinning
opportunities around Falmouth and English Harbour.
While in Falmouth we took care of some much needed bottom
cleaning and zinc replacement.
Morris Bay, Antigua
But it was not all work; we did get in some R&R.
Our sister ship, the Izzy R arriving Jolly Harbour
To prepare to leave, we staged on the west side of Antigua
at Jolly Harbour. There we met our
friends on the Izzy R and watched the
Super Bowl together.
Montserrat
From Antigua you have a choice of going north directly to
St. Barts or Sint Maarten & St. Martin, or going east to Nevis and St.
Christopher (St. Kitts).
Pinney’s Beach
moorings
We chose to go east and made our first stop at Nevis. The small island did not have much to offer,
and their customs official’s interpretation of the rules prompted us to move on
after spending only one night.
White House Bay, St.
Kitts
Our next stop was much more enjoyable. With the clearance from Nevis, we were
allowed to visit the southern anchorages on St. Kitts for 7 days before
checking in, but staying more than 24 hours in Nevis required a second visit to
their customs office (???).
Our quiet anchorage in White House Bay was occasionally interrupted
by dive boats delivering very white tourists to one of the many snorkeling
sites around St. Kitts.
If it was good enough for the tourists, it was good enough
for us. Besides, we could access it for
the back of our boat.
Gar
There were several varieties of fish, but it was not one of
the better dive sites we have found.
This was the happening place on the beach, and they had a
nice dinghy dock for us.
Star Clipper
The next day, Carambola was not as happening after the ship providing
most of the customers left.
But, on down the beach we found a Jamaican place with killer
smoothies and jerk chicken.
After two nights, we moved to a marina at the port in
Basseterre, St. Kitts/Nevis’s capital.
When the cruise ships are in, this is a bustling place. Once they are gone, the area known as Port
Zante becomes a ghost town. Basseterre
is quite charming as they have made an effort to preserve the handsome old
buildings including The Circus modeled after Piccadilly in London.
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