We arrived Antigua after a 15 hour trip from St Martin. It was the first time in a while that Jimmy and I had done a full overnight sail (as opposed to getting a few hours sleep first) and we were shattered all day Monday! We headed to the pool at Jolly Harbour and let Charlotte (who had slept all night!) swim and play with the other kids in the pool while we dozed.
We spent Tuesday in Antigua, getting fueled and water and catching up with Mick and Sue, some good cruising friends. Unfortunately not for long enough – and they were now heading north for the rest of the season and we were heading south.
Wednesday 31st March, alarm clock on at 2.30am to ensure a 3am departure… We wanted to make it as far at Les Saintes by dark. Les Saintes can sometimes be a tricky anchorage - deep water except close in and sometimes difficulties getting the anchor to catch, so we needed to be there to get anchored before dark. Leaving at 3am would leave a conservative 15 hours to cover the 75 miles, assuming an average of 6 knots.
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