Archives for May 2009
North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean to Azores – May/June 2009
We sailed quite well for a few days and then motored through calm seas. We had a great encounter with a large number of pilot whales, and even snorkeled with them. The sea was also busy with Portuguese Man’O’War jellyfish, although at the time we didn’t know what they were. We referred to them as [...]
Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe – May 2009
We passed through the Guadeloupe Canal (for the second time) and on into the Atlantic Ocean for our third time. Although we had not intended to visit Guadeloupe again, as we had planned to leave from Dominica, the winds conspired to drive us straight into the broad double island. We didn’t mind too much, although [...]
Roseau, Dominica – May 2009
For a change for us, and to do something a bit different, we had decided to stock up for our final Atlantic crossing in Dominica. As the island lies further east than most, it seemed a good place to get an advantage on the wind when leaving. We had got used to stocking up in less [...]