Arnd

2023-07-06 Rolling in Anse la Roche

Night

Beach view while rolling in Anse la Roche — Morning on the beach

The anchorage is beautiful, but waves do tend to wrap around the headland I’m rolling in Anse la Roche. The catamarans are luckier than the monohulls, as they don’t move quite as much. Nonetheless it is very nice here and the rolling is only pronounced at high tide – which has fortunately just occurred. So I’m hoping to have several hours of solid boat below me.

Morning

I’ve just come off a 3-hour conference call and am taking a break to make coffee and update the website. Then comes the next set of calls. It is still rolling enough to make pouring water into the coffee filter something to be exercised with caution.

Lunch

I can see the end of the work day in the near future. The anchorage is lovely, the water inviting, and the temperature below decks high. After completing work, I went on a snorkel trip to the rocks upwind.

Lots of underwater growth

Scum on the waterline

Anchor set in Anse la Roche

Anse la Roche underwater

Goby on the coral

Brain Coral

Coral in Anse la Roche

Bright Fish in Anse la Roche

Sponges

Evening

I’ve been invited over to Sea Life for dinner and rolling Anse la Roche as I wait for that time to come around. At present we are still the only two boats in the anchorage. The others from last night have long since departed.

Mark made BBQ chicken in Caribbean Style and it was very good indeed. As we waiting for the smoky BBQ to do its job, a big schooner Diamant came in and anchored just behind and outside of us. So we weren’t going to remain alone in the anchorage after all.

Some rain dropped on us and I took that as a sign to return, as I’d left my hatches wide open for ventilation. The rain was somewhat surprising, as we could see stars in the moonless sky and couldn’t identify where that cloud was.