The sun greeted us as we arrived this morning at Gustavia, the capital of St. Barths (St. Barthelemy), French West Indies. This island is the home to multimillion-dollar yachts many of the world’s rich and wealthy. Christopher Columbus discovered this island in 1493 and named it after his brother Bartholomew. Although France, England and Sweden have claimed St. Barths over the years, it is now the territory of France and the Euro is the official currency. It is located in the Lesser Antilles, 15 miles southeast of St. Maarten. There are only 8,500 people on the island.
We rode one of the ship’s tenders into shore, just like the one hanging from the ship in the photo. We walked around town and looked in many of the fashionable shops.
While shopping I spotted a Dove Bar in the cabinet in this photo.
We sail tonight at 5:00pm for St. Lucia and will arrive there in the morning at 9:30am.
