Archives for the '2009 – Circumnavigation complete – Revisiting the Cari' Category
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 [...]
Martinique – April 2009
Rodney Bay, St Lucia – April 2009
Petite Martinique, Grenada – Apr 2009
Circumnavigation complete! – revisiting Trinidad – Apr 2009
Leaving French Guiana we got out into the Guiana current again, and made short work of getting to Trinidad. The journey took only four days where we could have expected a week! Arriving on the north coast of Trinidad though, we were in a bit of a pickle as night was falling, and we were [...]