Thursday March 27 Gill's Birthday!
Arrive 08:00
Depart 17:00

Gustavia - St Barts

The Airport at St Barts has one of the worlds most difficult access for aircraft

Shell Beach is pink! It is made up of millions of sea shells

The Celebration drops achor and people are tendered ashore in small boats the size of coaches

What they say about St Barts

St Barts (St Barthelomy) is tender to port by small boat by cruise ships.

The official currency is euros but they accept us dollars, its not a cheap island,
popular with yachters, nearest beach is shell beach which is about a 15min walk, lots of shops and restaurants
near the tender port and a small museum, you can walk up the hill to the old fort for some stunning
views of the harbour and across the island, we saw whales when we were there

It’s a pleasant little town to walk around or have a coffee….especially if you like yachts

Taxis are available at the tender area who will take you on an island tour but I wouldnt expect
that to be particularly cheap

St Barts is an interesting island. It is officially part of France and it certainly feels like it
when you are there. The population is very small, about 6,000 I think, and if it wasn't for the
pelicans diving into the harbour you might think that you were on the Cote d'Azur.

There is much poverty on some Carribean islands on a level that we never see in Europe but that is not true
of St Barts. This place just doesn't have poor people. A word of warning about prices though,
I found that they were exagerated with stories of E20 for a beer. We found a waterfront cafe that sold
reasonably priced food and champagne at E12 per glass. The small beach, which is within walking distance
of the dockside, is made of the shells of crustacians and is therefore pink which makes it very picturesque.