The Virgin Islands were discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493, his second trip. He named them for the 11,000 virgins that killed themselves instead of a fate worse than death with the Huns. The 80 mile sail across the Anegada Passage was exciting, in a good way. Strong winds and big waves (14′) were going in our direction. We averaged…
All these Saints. You would think all the locals would have halos on their heads. NOT! Chris Columbus named all these islands after obscure places and one after his patron saint, St. Christopher (St. Kitts). After motoring 28 miles into the wind from Saba to St. Barths, I picked up Lou Kizer again and a new crew member, David Stone….
The last two islands BELLA GATTA has visited have been very unique from the other Caribbean Islands. Statia and Saba are in the Netherland Antilles, meaning they are loyal to the Dutch. These islands are clean and well maintained. Everyone waves when they drive past and the people are friendly and helpful. Both islands have steep slopes going up to…
