Month: January 2015

With our arrival in Martinique, we also entered into the Windward chain of islands, so called because they lie to windward of the route taken by the old square rigger sailing ships arriving from Britain and Europe. They’re impressive, majestic volcanic islands with sheer cliffs rising out of the sea and lush, dense vegetation. Continue reading “Pirates Of The Caribbean – St Lucia”

One of the great things about sailing in the Caribbean is that after St Martin, all the islands are within a day’s sail of each other. We left Dominica at 7.30 am on 18^th December and by 3.30 pm we were in our next country, Martinique! Continue reading “Christmas Capers – Martinique”