http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Guadeloupe , Les Saintes en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:40:26 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:40:26 BST We left St. Bart's just after sunset and had a wonderful sail to Les Saintes. And yes we actually sailed. We were booking it around 8 knots with full sail and engine off just the sound of the waves and the water rushing against the hull nice It was the first time since we left the Bahamas that the wind was off our stern not dead on the nose so instead of bashing thru the waves we just got http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-294085.html We sailed to the Saintes Islands just south of Guadeloupe. The roosters woke us up in time to walk up to Fort Napoleon. Fort Napoleon was built in 1867. The Fort has a well tended garden of labeled cactuses and succulents. http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-280840.html 'Up in de hills where de streams are coolAn mullet an janga swim in de poolI have ten acres of mountain sideAn a daintyfoot donkey dat I rideFour Gros Michel an four LacatanSome coconut trees and some hills of yam Evan JonesThe plants of the Caribbean are extremely colourful with exotic looking flowers and fruits. Some of the most common species were brought by early settlers for food http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-250598.html The beginning of the week was all about the French settlement of Les Saintes a sleepy series of islands nestled just south of Guadeloupe. The crew of Ocean Star spent their two day stay exploring the quaint little town and hidden beaches as well as sampling the delights of local bakeries and gelato cafes. Gelato is like the ultimate in icecream experiences the chocolate is rich and gooey and http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-218765.html We traveled down the lee side of the Coast visiting a couple of anchorages. Basseterre anchorage is not well protected. There was a commercial boat anchored and another at the dock. This area is tallest in the country and gets the most of amount of rain. Arrived in the Saintes late in the afternoon still flying the Q quarentine flag. We stayed 2 nights there trying to decide what to do about t http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-205085.html It seems that the further south i go in the carribean the nicer and greener the islands become. Now with close to a month left we have to do the fast forward adventure of the islands with the decision that you just cant do all the carribean in one season. Which is quite good really since there is a large population of these cruising boats and people that love to spend all their time in this part http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guadeloupe/Les-Saintes/blog-157251.html