Saba, Wednesday, December 19
We
woke up on Wednesday morning and decided to sail over to Saba since
the weather conditions were predicted to be pretty calm for the next
two days before the big storm was supposed to roll on Friday or
Saturday. We sailed the entire way over to Saba at averaging about 7
knots, and arrived just after 1 pm.
Saba
is easily one of our favorite islands. It reminded us so much of the
Napali coast in Kauai. It's basically a huge volcano that comes
straight up out of the ocean rising to about 3,800 ft. As soon as
land begins, it goes straight up, so there really isn't any beaches
on this island (there is one very rocky bay called Wells Bay that
they technically call their “beach”, but they always use
quotations when they talk about it!).
There
are only a handful of “cities” on Saba, each of them built into
the side of the cliffs. The first “city” that you drive up to
from Fort Bay where the dingy dock is located is called “The
Bottom” which is the capital of Saba. The most developed area,
however, is called “Windwardside”, about half way up the island,
where the majority of the inns and restaurants are located. Driving
anywhere on Saba is either driving straight up or straight down at
about a 45 degree angle, so we enjoyed taking taxis around the island
and taking pictures of the amazing views over the road cut into the
cliffs. It is easy to see St. Maarten, Anguilla, St. Barts, Statia,
St. Kitts, and Nevis islands from the cliffsides of Saba.
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