Update from the High Seas

This is being written on the 'high seas' 8 nm SW of Les Saintes, Guadaloupe. We left Dominica at 1030 today. We decided that we didn't want to do any tours of the island so there was no reason to stay in Dominica any longer. We had an interesting stay there. The 'boat boys' still are not in cruising season mode. Martin, the 'boat boy' we have used in the past, was borrowing boats so he could do errands for us. He was still in the process of repainting his boat. That didn't hamper him taking our laundry in and bringing out fruit. He brought us 5 oranges, 6 grapefruit, 1 avocado, 2 papaya, a hand of bananas, a bouquet of flowers and a bunch of rosemary. All for $12EC (1US$=2.68EC$). We gave him $20EC for the lot.
The anchorage was different from the previous times we were here. Before the wind was usually from the east and Mystic Journey faced the beach. Yesterday the wind was from the west and Mystic Journey was facing the entrance to the bay. That meant are stern was facing the anchor. We did eventually swing around again, but it was a little disconcerting for awhile because we were in shallow water, <6ft below the keel, and were afraid we would drift closer to shore and on top of the anchor. Another difference was that there are very few cruisers here, about 10 boats at any one time. Only one that we knew, Nikita - a family from the USA, who we had met in St. Lucia last week. Griff just commented to me that he just realized that even though we usually don't do a lot of socializing he was missing the contact we have had with other cruisers. Cruising season is just starting and probably won't get into high gear until starting in December. Most of the cruisers we know from last season are leaving Grenada and sailing quickly up island to the north. Just like us.
The trip today has been great so far. We have all 3 sails up and for a good two hours were able to turn the engine off. We are heading to Nevis so it will be an overnight sail.
We just had something interesting happen. We noticed a container ship off our port stern that was coming our way. Since she was behind us it was her responsibility to travel in such a way that there would be no collision. Which she did. She crossed behind us and then turned and travelled along our starboard side. However, she then turned and went across our bow. We thought she must of been heading to Guadaloupe. After getting across our bow she again turned and headed back along our port side and is now again off our port stern heading the same way we are going. Actually it looks like she isn't moving right now. We are really confused as to what she is doing or where she is going. Hopefully that is all the adventures we will have on this trip.
Hopefully when we get to Nevis we will have better internet connection and we will fill you in on what happened to Mystic Journey and her crew from Bequia to Dominica.