After a great time in St Barths we sailed over to St Eustatius (Statia). Rounding the north end of the island:
Coming down the west coast of Statia we found quite a bit of commercial traffic going in and out of this oil terminal:
Volcano on Statia, formed about 20,000 years ago, last erupted around 400AD.
Waterfront along the old town section of Oranjestad:
Dive shop on the waterfront:
Tourist office and gift shop:
Ruins:
The Old Gin House
More ruins:
Restored warehouses:
Very steep walk up to new town section of Oranjestad:
Cannon in the wall:
Dea Latis at anchor:
Looking down toward The Old Gin House:
Spillway designed by the Dutch to let rain water run off and keep the soil in place:
Church
Streets of new Oranjestad:
Historical Society:
This is “The” government building:
We ate lunch outside at this nice little restaurant:
Fort Oranje:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Doria_(1775_brig)
Cloud hanging out over the volcano:
Beautiful sunset:
Statia has some very interesting history, it’s worth a read:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/sint-eustatius
http://www.statiagovernment.com/