We sailed past St Eustatius (Statia) (Dutch) – a small island with a large history; During the mid to late 1700’s, Statia was the trade capital of the Indies – goods were available here from all over the world; fine fabrics, silver, gold, household supplies, slaves, guns, sugar, tobacco and cotton. Today, there is only one town on the island, Oranjestad. And there is an oil-holding facility, so there is a constant stream of oil tankers going to and from the island.
