Our sail from
Grenada as our first landfall in the Caribbean was a good
choice and we settled into the carefree life style with the day time
temperatures just right and the water temperature perfect for swimming at 28
degrees C. It rained mostly at night and we were able to keep our water tanks
topped up.
Sailing between Tobago Prickly Bay,
and
The bar Marina Prickly Prickly Bay Union Island
Bay watching the cricket
We worked our way up the chain of islands,
stopping to snorkel in the Tobago Keys and eat crayfish and then swimming in
Tobago Keys clear water Union Island reef bar Union Island
Tobago Keys Tobago Keys
Tobago Keys Tobago Keys
Bequai,
Bequai
Crew from “Bondi Tram” “Iron Bark” Trevor on Iron Bark
Iron Bark leaving
We caught
up with Geoffrey and Emily in
It was carnival in Fort de France which was quite a process with a children’s day, a cross-dressing day, a black’n white day and a red day. People get into the spirit of the day by dressing in the theme of the day and then parading through the streets and dancing. The youngest participant could only just walk and the oldest was 102 and still going strong. There were floats and bands playing lots of loud music. The costumes were skimpy and colourful.
Le Marin Martinique Geoffrey’s project Fancy Pants cleaning the fish
Fancy Pants Not a good look
Rocher du Diamant
Fort de France Geoffrey and Emily
Fort de France Setting up for Carnival
The parade begins
Hello Sailor Emily in a wig
The Crew
Dinghy dock
Sail repair Volcano at San Pierre, destroyed the whole town, only
Survivor was a prisoner - who said crime didn’t pay!
Further north again to Dominica and Iles des Saintes, Guadeloupe, Antigua and St Barts before stopping for a few weeks in St Martin. A great spot for yachties to relax and have fun.
Iles des Saintes Traditional craft Bourg des Saintes
Fort on the hill Iles des Saintes View from Fort
St Martin view from boat
View from the bar at Grand Case
Transport Clear water
Then to the US Virgin Islands where we
found out that we had a problem with our US Visa and ever northward to the
We stopped at
Conception Island Dolphin
Of all the islands in the Caribbean the
We sailed to Georgetown to try to organize more suitable US visa but without luck.
Traditional boating Georgetown race week
Out on a plank
So we put our plans of a refit and touring the USA on hold and decided to do the refit in Oz or NZ. Pacific here we come.