We finally left Antigua! We had a spectacular sail to the southern tip of Guadaloupe on Friday, then another short sail to Les Saints! We saw a phenominal green flash when we pulled into Guadeloupe! My first one! For Real! And we SAILED!!! YIPPEEE!!!

This place is so sweet, incredibly quaint and very FRENCH! The "French for Cruisers" we got in St. Martin is now permanently attached at the hip. The church bells chime on the half and on the hour, the people are wonderful and ohhhhhhhh, the bread! If we stay here very much longer I'm going to be as big as a house! Can't walk down the street without smelling a croissant or a bagette baking! Help!!!!!!!

This place is full of artisans! I'm in heaven! Color everywhere!

I couldn't ask for a better place to spend my birthday! Dudley spoils me so much anyway, it's going to be hard to beat. This place is the best present I could ever hope for.

We are expecting a front from the north with big seas and swells! Hopefully that huge country above us, Guadeloupe, and Ilet a Cabrit, part of this archipelago, will keep the swells away! We are not complaining though because this a place we are delighted to spend a few days! It's remeniscent of days long gone, evident by the narrow streets, the fishing boats peppered throughout the anchorage and the little old ladies in full sunday regalia!

We love this little gem and can't wait to explore! Let's hope it doesn't take us another year to get to Grenada, hehe.