Some 25 miles west of Antigua and down wind, four islands that are off the cruising beaten path and therein lines their allure. Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts and Saba for a chain of mountainous and green isles that are like the Caribbean before cruise ships and packaged resorts.
Of thesem Saba is the most qnique and in a way the most interesting. Lacking a large secure harbor, Saba is only visited by more intrepid cruisers who discover this enchanted place is close to a Shangri la.
This week Caribbean Compass posted a great little profile of Saba written by nine other than Lexi Fisher and Chris Doyle, authors of the well-respected Doyle’s Guides to the Eastern Caribbean. Read more here.
