Les Saintes - the Quaintest Island we've been to!

Les Saintes is a group of 5 islands off of the south coast of Guadeloupe. It was one of our top 5 places we’ve stopped at in the Caribbean. It is quaint, occasionally quiet, and beautiful to explore. With the islands being so small it is easy to walk around or rent an electric bicycle.
Only 2 of the 5 islands is inhabited and the population of all of the islands is around 3500 people. The town of Terre De Haut is beautiful, colourful and full of people riding bicycles and scooters through the streets. Best part is there is a beautiful little pink bakery with a giant ice cream statue out front that sells the most delicious Baguettes 🤪
The water at Les Saintes is beautiful and clear. The snorkelling is incredible and you can spend hours in the water exploring many different coral shelf areas. Unfortunately the one area off of Terre De Haut where you can anchor is being torn up by anchors, the coral reaches far out into the anchorage but you can avoid anchoring on coral by checking on your navionics and keeping a wide berth around the coral areas 🦞🐠🐡
Les Saintes is a definite must stop on your way north or south up the Caribbean chain.

[@theunisia6378]

I can easily go live there! Gorgeous place!

[@sailingwithjacq]

Oh yes I would be right there too. However I really love Antigua we have made so many friends there and that is local and sailors. It’s our second home. Would love to be in the Caribbean for longer then just 3-4 month if I hade my way. Perhaps one day.

[@reloadncharge9907]

Fun video, enjoyed…..thanks, Andrew

[@SailingSaoirse22]

Thanks for watching Andrew. So glad that you enjoyed it.

[@slomaj]

Another nice video.🍀⛵️

[@SailingSaoirse22]

Thanks Maja, it's been a while since we had time to put one out. I'm sure you and Mike can relate. How is your work going over there. Close to getting finish? ....although, is work on a boat ever finished🤣

[@slomaj]

@@SailingSaoirse22 you're right..never ending story🤣😆

[@sailingwithjacq]

Lucky You to have been able to spend one week there. It is a beautiful island to visit. We stopped there too but only to check in to Customs. The little town was rather busy at the time too. Absolutely loved the blue water there too. Looks like you had a wonderful time looking around the Island. Where did you go snorkelling?

[@SailingSaoirse22]

It is very worth it to take a wonder through town when there isn’t a cruise ship in the bay 🫣 we anchored at Anse Galet and we snorkelled between there and Anse Dev An. There was a wide assortment of fish and the water was nice and shallow so you don’t have to dine down very far, there is also a beautiful assortment of fish there 🐠🌴

[@SailingSaoirse22]

And we were at the main island of Terre De Haut 😊

[@sailingwithjacq]

@@SailingSaoirse22 We will have to go there if we head south from Antigua next winter. I hope all goes well here in Canada so we can go on our boat again 2023 -2024.

[@theunisia6378]

I saw an ice cream 🍦 shop! Tell me you got some?❤😂

[@SailingSaoirse22]

At R112 for a single scoop of ice cream in a cone, we didn’t get any🫣😂 R560 for all of us to have an ice cream was a bit out of our budget 🤪 but they had very cheap and delicious baguettes 🙌🏼

[@sailingwithjacq]

Oh yes we absolutely did get some. Käpt’n Dave my partner will never walk past ice cream stores. He has this incredible sweet tooth :-))