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”

If there were a candidate for the Garden of Eden, Dominica (pronounced Dom-i-Knee-ka) would top the list I reckon. Wild, stunning and bursting with life, it’s breathtakingly beautiful. Continue reading “Where The Wild Things Are – Dominica”

25NM south-east of Guadeloupe lie the Iles De Saintes, another little jewel in the Caribbean. Continue reading “The Saint(s) — Iles Des Saintes”

Green, gorgeous, Guadeloupe. It’s hard to imagine there can be so many different shades of green. It was an instant love affair when we went ashore to the quiet little backwater of Deshaies (pronounced “Day-ay” – gotta love those silent French consonants -and if you imagine putting a G’ in front of it, then you’d sound just like a true blue Queenslander!) Continue reading “How Green Was My Valley (Guadeloupe)”

I think the guy on the end has to be bold (or have delusions of grandeur) to park his relatively small powerboat next to the giant superyachts on the dock at St Barthelemy (St Barts). It’s definitely the home of the beautiful people with mega-bucks to spend in the beautiful shops. We felt a little out of place…..! Continue reading “The Bold & The Beautiful (St Barts)”

We enjoyed a final get-together with our Salty Dawg pals for an early Thanksgiving pot-luck dinner on the beach last Wednesday, and then said our farewells. Our plan was to leave for the 90NM inevitable beat to St Martin early on Thursday morning, hopefully when the seas and wind had abated. Continue reading “Rich Man, Poor Man (St Martin)”