Eiffel's Library and The Rescue At Dusk
13 January 2017 | Grande Anse DÁrlet - Martinique
Frank
We went ashore in Forte de France in the morning to get provisions and have a walk. The town is very French Colonial with narrow busy streets and fabulous buildings with balconies.
It has a excellent park and an amazing library. The building is made of iron and was designed and built by Eiffel (As in The Eiffel Tower in Paris).
At lunch time we motored 5 miles around to the beautiful Grand Anse Bay.
At dusk a call went out on VHF to rescue a small unmanned motor cruiser that was blowing out through the anchorage and out to sea. I and three other dinghies managed to struggle with it against the wind and get it back to the jetty. It was a tricky process made worse by the onset of dark.
We plan to go snorkelling in the Marine Reserve this morning and possibly move on to St Annes this afternoon or tomorrow.