The weather has cooperated – despite some ash from the recent eruptions of Montserrat about 40 miles southeast of us, we couldn’t have asked for better conditions. The volcano tops that are usually shrouded in clouds are making their appearance now and then. The locals are complaining about ash on their cars and even some of the airlines have canceled flights for a few days this week because of the ash in the air. Evidently there are pyroclastic flows reaching the ocean and evacuations are underway.
We finished day four back in Basseterre Saba to the northwest. The reefs along this stretch of the island have been the healthiest we’ve seen. Besides the coast guard who operate and man the boat, we are fortunate to have local government employees and fishers join us to help with the effort. We take turns dropping the video camera and relaying messages from the laptop. On Monday we begin mapping areas around Nevis and hope to finish in two long days. That may be optimistic given the larger shelf area surrounding Nevis , and the longer distances we have to travel.
Captain Lee surveys the waters as we head north to begin the day.
The volcano rim of Mt. Liamuiga which was last active in the late 1600s.
Checking the engine
George pulls up the camera
The view of St Eustatius to the north, only eight miles from St Kitts.
Our boat tracks after four days on the water
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