Archives for the '2006 - Caribbean' Category
Colombia, Cartagena de Indias - Dec 2006
We had never intended to visit Colombia, as many scary stories about pirates and corrupt authorities had put us off. However in Trinidad and Curaçao we met many cruisers who highly recommended a visit to Cartagena, the historic Spanish colonial city, which is apparently safe. It also seems that heavy US Coastguard patrols along the […]
Dutch Antilles, Curacao - Nov/Dec 2006
We left Trinidad on 18th November, it was hard to get away! After 7 months sitting in an anchorage and now with a new baby, it took a lot of organisation to get everything seaworthy and safe again. In fact the final tidying was done after we checked out with Customs and Immigration, we went […]
Trinidad, Apr to Nov 2006
Grenadines - Union Island
Grenadines - Canouan
Grenadines - Bequia, Admiralty Bay
St Lucia, Soufriere
St Lucia, Rodney Bay
Martinique, Grande Anse d’Arlet
We had some good snorkelling here.On Tuesday 7th March we left the anchorage early and set off under sail for Rodney Bay, St Lucia (the place the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers uses as a landfall each year). The first hour was slow under the lee of the land, however once we cleared the nearby hills […]
Martinique, Anse Mitan
This was essentially a beach resort with good swimming and nice to hide out for a few days. There was a wireless internet service, BeWANAP54, which was free to use from the anchorage, although the availability was variable. There was also a paid service offered by Orange Caraibe.