Blogs from Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Central America Caribbean
ADIOS y GRACIAS SOUTH AMERICA
Published: April 2nd 2012Central America Caribbean » Saint Barthélemy » Gustavia
March 30th 2012
This has been a remarkable trip and we are elated that we circled the huge continent of South America. It has been quite an eye-opener for us and a journey of discovery. Even though we honeymooned in South America 39 years ago (wow— how time flies!) we have always been drawn to Asia and Europe. But we are so fortunate to have the opportunity to see this part of the world. For us the highlights have to be the beauty of Patagonia, rounding Cape Horn and our cruise on the majestic Amazon River. South America is as diverse as it counterpart to the north. It has a fascinating history especially when you consider that the pre-European Indian civilizations were so advanced that they were able to develop calendars and astrological theories without the use of an ... read more
April 1st 2011
We arrived in St Barts fitting between race weeks. St Bart's I think is worth all the hype. It's certainly one of the safest islands in the Caribbean and feels more like Monaco that the Caribbean. We didn't stay here long. We anchored in a gorgeous bay, Anse du Colombier in the North of the Island where the snorkelling was brilliant and vivid colours of the fish were remarkable. It was a pleasant walk into Gustavia and we geeked out over the small runway at the airport. We were told that it is one of the 10 most dangerous airports in the world. I haven't checked if that is true and on what measure but watching the take off and landings some how didn't quite look like they would make it. We met another family boat ... read more
Gustavia, St. Barts
Published: January 15th 2011Central America Caribbean » Saint Barthélemy » Gustavia
December 27th 2010
Today we took a day trip to another island, St. Barts. This island was only a short 45 minute boat ride away on a pretty fast boat. We met Christine before taking off who is from the USA but has been living in St. Maarten/St. Barts for over 5 years. She was very nice. She is a singer and is pretty famous on St. Barts as she seemed to know everyone. I thought she was so nice, and although she was going to meet many of her friends later that evening, she decided to show us around for the day. The harbor in Gustavia, the biggest city in St. Barts was beautiful.....We saw a lot of really big boats. We actually saw the biggest yacht in the world which was owned by one of the richest ... read more
Life Aboard Spyglass is Sitting pretty darn pretty!
Published: April 4th 2007Central America Caribbean » Saint Barthélemy » Gustavia
April 4th 2007
Ahoy all those that i love on land and sea and boats. Ive finally torn myself away from the life of St Maarten and been sailing a one full day and a half on Spyglass with Chris. Our autopilot has been rectified with a hydraulic linear drive as it powers the rudder better for some unknown reason! Not that you need autopilot so much with my love of helming! The helm hog days still arent over!! It was great meeting all you canadians, bill, miranda, mike, shame only one of us Chris could come with! Thanks Bill for the great time, a day of work has never been so easy!! Would of loved to of stayed but the St Barts Bucket was much more fun. Ive been kicking myself for not buying my expensive cannon camera ... read more
St. Barthelemy Honeymoon
Published: August 12th 2007Central America Caribbean » Saint Barthélemy » Gustavia
September 28th 2002
Coming In You'd think that because it's in the Caribbean, it's not too much trouble to get to, but being exclusive requires some restrictions. So we flew into St. Maarten so we could clearly see what we were NOT missing! That place looked like Jamaica on Spring Break, all dilapidated. That doesn't mean we weren't in for a bit of a scare when we came into St. Barths on the STOL aircraft. The runway is so oddly located and short that these special aircraft are required and the approach requires a last minute nose-dive onto the runway in order to clear a large hill at its western end. We later heard stories that some cars had been clipped, even carried away from this hill by landing aircraft. Le Manapany Hotel & Cottages We stayed at the ... read more
