Wednesday 1932 – As we depart Deshaies under starry skies, calm winds and seriously swelly seas (lets just see what Byron is really made of ) life is truly lovely having just located the Southern Cross constellation to cap off another full day of active leisure under a hot sun and hotter temps here in Guadalupe. Today a team run at 0630 was followed by scuba diving and snorkeling off Pigeon island in the Cousteau National Park. (Hey bro, USB is not dead yet!) We then sailed 10 nm north to anchor by 1100 in this fascinating fishing village with fabulous fresh produce and fantastic French bread! Culture shock for sure as nobody really spoke English, all stores close for the afternoon hours aka SIESTA TIME and definitely don’t try to spend those American greenbacks here -Euros equal ouch on the financial front! The afternoon activities saw a trip to botanical gardens fit for the queen - Parrots and Flamingos included, (Note: this was one of the most beautiful tributes to nature I have ever seen), some fishing for Byron (where’s that freaking tuna!!), some tennis for Jordi and myself and now we are off. Next new nation: Nevis!

By the way: As we sailed from Dominica to Guadalupe’s capital of Basse Terre yesterday for a quick customs clearance and city exploration the AUDAX hit a blistering speed of 9.2 knots, “that’s right!”

Mango madness, yes we did eat them off the ground!, baby banana, Guadalupe photo album, Botanical Garden album, and Dominica album part 2