Terre de Haut, Les Saintes

After a few days in the poorer island of Dominica the difference provided by the short sail to Les Saintes could not have been greater. Although the Maltese Falcon the most prestigious of yachts did pull into visit Dominica during Monday night, the small bay off the town of Le Bourg on Terre de Haut had a beautiful tall ship the Sea Cloud in at anchor with beautiful squared yards and prisitine decks as a direct contrast to the ultra sleek and modern revolving masts of the Falcon which we last saw in Mustique.


Terre de Haut, Le Bourg anchorage


Sea Cloud at anchor

Les Saintes is absolutely beautiful pair of islands which could be any town in the south of France, the hills of this island being considerably low than neighbouring Guadeloupe or Dominica the land is more arid looking adding to that feel of having been transported to the Mediterranean in full summer. The anchorage was fairly busy and the holding in places not so good but we managed to find a spot and I went ashore for fresh provisions. We were not sure what we would find following the strikes in Guadeloupe recently over the price of food which we had heard only the day before may still be ongoing. However, despite some gaps on the shelves we found supplies to be much better than anywhere we had been for sometime and stocked up on French cheeses, wines and cured meats. We enjoyed a salad on the back of the boat and a swim in the lovely clear water.