Another nasty passage

Juan woke up better today, the engine did not seem to be having any fits or leaks so at around ten we weighed anchors and headed to St. Barts. We had chosen to go to the North of St Martin so that with an east wind we could sail all the way to St Barts. And sail we did. The wind was 17 to 20 but the seas were big, 9 feet but every 8 seconds or so It took us almost 4 hours to make the 17 mile ride. But we made it. After some debate with Juan as to where to anchor - I would have preferred a more secluded bay at the tip of the island but Juan chose to come to Gustavia so we could do the clearance and not worry about that again. We anchored in 22 ft right ahead of a fleet of enormous mega yachts and a hundred yards in front of Isabel, Senator Kerry's sailboat We saw him in town while we were doing the paperwork.
Gustavia is very pretty, a mixture of Punta del Este and Buzios, although I must confess I still prefer Buzios. I got a bit dizzy on the trip here and that maybe clouding my judgment so I will reserve my opinion until tomorrow or Monday, after we have been to Anse des Colombiers. We also met in town three Canadians who were our neighbors in the marina who anchored there and they say it's very beautiful.
The boat misbehaved again. Since we did not have the engine on it chose to take in water. Juan has a through hole inside his locker which he is hoping to use for the air conditioning. We had already had a leak there but he thought he had solved the problem. Since we were heeling hard to starboard, where the hole is, all the trip, we took in water and got his shoes and some of the clothes wet, including the foul weather gear. We put it to dry around the boat, we hope not to get booted from the anchorage by the fashion police!
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