16 ° 10.4N 061 ° 46.8 W
Malendure (Guadeloupe)
Wednesday, 27.02.2008, 20:30 clock
Even yesterday, we sailed to Montserrat to Deshaies / Guadeloupe. At 55 degrees to the wind, the route was still under sail back $ 20 to 25 knots true wind, which prevails here nunmal mostly, my entire crew escaped again in the travel sleep.
from our trip to the North but already know the eastern butterfly wings of Guadeloupe (Grande-Terre), but the western (Basse-Terre). After Einlarieren we are therefore motor temperature this morning with excitement about 9 nautical miles, the wind-resistant Lee-coast in the Cousteau National Park. This is a small diving paradise with coral, colorful fish, giant turtles and many other colorful sea creatures. Anchoring is strictly prohibited. There are exactly two buoys, may be to make what sail boats. And we were lucky. When Martina is not secured by the first boat snorkel for half an hour, tatsächlch one of the two buoys was free! So today, snorkeling and swimming to the hilt. And friendship with a cute French with his 2-year Milo on "Gwen Askel" at the other buoy, we have also closed. on
Because of the significant threshold but not to the buoy out there "Pigeon Iceland", we have now abandoned this evening and are now close to the coast at Malendure anchor. Tomorrow morning we will perhaps come out the small coral reef, before then, presumably to Basse-Terre (the same city on the island half).
Regards Ralf