Archives for January 2006
Guadeloupe, Pointe a Pitre
We could have anchored further away among other yachts, or even gone to the marina but we wanted to be central and we certainly were. The town frontage surrounded the fishing quay on three sides, and tying up to the harbour wall in the dinghy we were right next to a clothes market, a cheap […]
Guadeloupe, Riviere Salee
Guadeloupe is a territory of France, with a population of 360,000, mostly black. The currency is the Euro and Guadeloupe is part of the EU. The economy is good and the prices of anything shipped in, or of professional services are at least as much as in France. Local items are at better prices.
Guadeloupe is […]
Antigua, Falmouth Harbour
Antigua, Mamora Bay
Atlantic Crossing to Antigua, Falmouth Harbour
We have arrived in Antigua, on 1st January! It took a month, as after a good nine days of NE wind sailing SW from Gran Canaria, we were becalmed for a week. Eventually the trade winds arrived and took us the rest of the way. No storms where we were, except some squally weather on […]