were not great fighters. Looks like the new arrivals tend to have the upper hand - maybe St. Christopher is on their side after all.
Our trip from Statia was short at 4-5 hours, but it was annoying as it was all upwind in strong winds and steep waves, and much of it was behind the high mountains of St. Kitts where wind shifts and high gusts were common. We went into Basseterre to clear in, which was simple enough given the 4 big cruise ships, many ship boats ferrying tourists, 4 big cattlemarans unloading more well fed tourists, and the docks were not dinghy friendly. We moved on out of Basseterre almost immediately, so we could
carry on one more hour down the coast to Whitehouse Bay to visit with our friends aboard Madness.
We had a nice evening with Madness, and also enjoyed snorkeling with Walter and Leeanne, yesterday. Leeanne's husband Ken stayed aboard, still nursing a cut toe he got in St. Martin. We found a rather large wreck, complete with a 6' propeller. The wreck was interesting, and made more interesting by the life around it. We dove down, looking into nooks and crannies, pestering young spiny lobster.
Walter and crew left soon after that for Nevis, just an hour or so away; and we had a quiet night. We watched Moulin Rouge, but found it a big disappointment - not sure what we expected, and not sure what the point of the movie was. We understand some people really loved it. The only thing that piqued our interest is the drinking of Absinthe in the movie. Probably better that it isn't available.
Today is Monday, and we're taking it easy again. We'll move the boat back to Basseterre and hopefully will send this tonight. Tomorrow, we'll go ashore to look around Basseterre, then check out and move the boat to Nevis.
