We left Grand Case about mid morning and rounded north around St. Martin for the close reach/beat south to Gustavia, St. Barts. I believe it was about an 18 nm sail. St. Barts is very up scale and beautiful. Lots of cool cars and motorcycles! I spent a good part of the time while we were exploring the town just admiring all the cool types and makes of motorcycles. Lots of which I'd never seen or heard of before. Also, interesting to note that on all the islands we've been to since we left the BVI, quads/ATVs are all legal to register on the roads. Its really cool to see and listen to a tricked out quad winding out its gears leaving town! As we dingied into Port Gustavia for the first time the bbbrraaaaahhhhppppp.... bbbrrraaaaaaahhhhpppp.... ring ding ding ding of a full on two stroke motor cross bike echoed through the streets!!!! Awesome!!!!! There was a fancy regatta going on the weekend we were in St. Barts as well. It was very fun to see all the cool racing yachts at the dock and out sailing during the day. Things were a bit expensive and we had to take on some diesel before we left... It was something on the order of an entire bailout bill per liter. Anyway here are the pictures!
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| I fell in love with this little boat. My favorite boat in Gustavia for sure. |
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| Dingying into Gustavia! Race boats and big yachts!!! Cool!!! |
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| Main street "Gustavia, St Barts" |
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| It was motorcylce mania! |
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| Cool Church in Travertine Marble on a side street in Gustavia |
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| It doesn't matter how fancy and nice your island is.... you're always waiting for parts in the Caribbean. |
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| Looking down from the old fort in Gustavia. This bay is the next bay south of Gustavia. |
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| Looking north at Port Gustavia from the old fort. |
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| French breakfast.... |
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| Racing boats!! |
Next stop....Saba!! About 25miles WSW!! Down hill!!!! yay!!
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