We moved on up to the Guadaloupe dependencies of Les Saintes, anchoring off the pretty holiday town of Bourg de Saintes. We had a quick scout round the town, lots of nice shops for Suzi after another boisterous sail up from Dominica. Lots of artists and local craft products. The anchorage is a bit rolly so we will see what tomorrow brings weather-wise before deciding what to do next.
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We used a guide to take us up the Indian River, a beautiful setting and very peaceful, no engines are allowed. Some of the river was used in Pirates of the Caribbean 2, ( the row up to and the visit to the witches house, no longer there)
see the new album for piccys
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Our stay in Martinique at an end ( an enjoyable time with 2 weeks spent with a visit from our fiends Danny and Sally ), we set off just after first light bound for Dominica in a flat calm sea. With a forecast of 15-20kts we were semi hopeful of a decent passage, we should have known better. The wind rose to 20-25kts and the seas although not massively high seemed to be sending waves of all shapes and sizes from all directions, and so it was that we endured our 30 degree wash, another unpleasant trip. Making good time and with a much flatter sea behind the island we pressed on to Portsmouth with a pretty decent sail for once, Then we entered the final bay and with a final flourish the winds gusted up to 30 kts before we finally tied up to the luxury of a fixed mooring.
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We have been having a great time in Martinique
There is a lot to see on the island and we have explored quite a lot of it with Danny and Sally who have been with us for the last 2 weeks. A hire car transported us to faraway places for a couple of days, visiting a lovely garden, a Rum factory and a tour through the mountains. Other days have been spent swimming and snorkelling in the many bays on the west coast. Evenings have been spent mainly on board with alternating chefs creating a variety of dishes accompanied by the odd bottle or 2 of wine!!
Check out the new album for pics of our time here
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take care and happy sailings x
On Friday a brief 1hr trip to the West took us to Ste.Annes, a lovely small holiday town. Typically French with boulangerie, etc etc we explored the coastal path with Danny & Sally before returning for the obligatory beers. Today we moved across the bay to and around to Grande Anse d` Arlett, which has now calmed down after initially being very gusty, allowing us all to have a swim.
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We moved on up to Martinique today. An 18-20 kt wind pushed us along into the NE swell and into Marin, a large sheltered bay with hundreds of yachts at anchor.
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Love to you both. It looks fabulous.
Ger
Ger
