December 21, 2024

St. Barts never fails to amaze! We are at anchor here and need to take the tenders to shore. The lifeboats are used as tenders. There are many huge yachts in the waters surrounding our ship. While I was on the balcony watching, a helicopter landed on one of the service boats belonging to one of the yachts! Ah, the good life.

We have been here several times, the most recent was last Christmas. Our plan is to go ashore once those on organized tours are off the ship, explore, shop and find a nice place for lunch.

I have written other blogs about St. Barts (officially St. Barthelemy) so will just add a few comments here. St. Barts is truly “a little piece of France” – a French island in the Caribbean. Gustavia is the capital city. The island has over 300 days of sun each year and it seems to be a getaway for the rich to take their getaways from the rest of the world!

The tender ride to shore was quite bumpy – we were warned ahead of time – and everyone was helped into the tender by the crew members since is was bobbing quite heavily. On the 20 minute ride to shore, I got drenched by a wave that came in one of the windows. No worries, it was warm enough on shore (about 85) to dry quickly.

We had a nice walk around the town, went into the shop where we bought our Panama hats last year, and searched the internet to find a good restaurant. We ended up at Cantina. It was an open air place overlooking lots of yachts. We were surprised to find that the town wasn’t at all crowded. It was fun to explore a place we have been to several times.

We both had lobster rolls and French fries. The lobster rolls were on some type of thick French roll. Unfortunately I ate before remembering to take a picture! Trust me, they were delicious;

Tonight the Terrace is featuring a Caribbean Market Dinner. We always enjoy these market dinners so may go there if the rest of the family agrees.

Back on board and will relax, read and possibly watch a movie. The one showing in the theater is Thelma, which we saw at the Lighthouse Film Festival – loved it. But I will look for something new on the room TV. Or I might just chill on the balcony. Choices, choices!

Tomorrow we will be in Guadaloupe. We have been there before but it was quite a few years ago. We have a snorkeling trip planned.