Tuesday 4th December was a BIG day for us. We had finally secured our Australian registration papers and would be leaving the comforting and familiar island of Saint Martin to start our voyage down the Leeward and Windward Island chains, over to the ABCs (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao), through the Panama Canal and then across the Pacific ocean, back to the east coast of Australia.
Our first port of call to ease into such a trip was St Barths, a tiny island 40nm from Saint Martin, famous for its glitz, glamour and well healed visitors.
Saint Martin in the background. Trawling a line to see if we can catch supper - no go unfortunately...
The captain, trimming the sails.
We enjoyed a quiet night in a beautiful anchorage called Anse Colombier. With 5 neighbouring boats and loads of sea turtles in the waters around us, it was a great, low-key introduction to St Barths.
This is Eclipse - the world's largest privately owned yacht - at 163.5 meters and is owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Eclipse has two helicopter pads, 24 guest cabins, two swimming pools, several hot tubs and a disco hall. It is also equipped with three launch boats and a mini-submarine that is capable of submerging to 50 metres. Approximately 70 crew members are needed to operate the yacht.
While it was nice to be around the glitz and money, St Barths felt much closer to being in the the South of France than a Caribbean Island. So, we decided to seize what was supposed to be a good weather window, pull anchor early and head east to Barbuda.
We also decided to skip the 5 star restaurants and instead enjoy the views of St Barths from the comfort of our Lazy Bones.
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