Having had a wonderful stay in Marie Galant we were keen to explore some of the other islands south of Guadeloupe. We initially headed up to the south of the mainland and spent a few days at the marina just south of Pointe à Pitre. This is an excellent spot that is the finish line …
Marie Galante We have just spent three days in Marie Galante, and felt the island deserved a blog entry to itself! Marie Galante is a little island just to the South of Guadeloupe, and, like its big brother, is French. It is also an incredibly relaxed and charming spot. Our sail up to Marie Galante …
Instead of resting our aching muscles, we spent the day after the Boiling Lake walk at Carnival. Carnival is a big event in the Caribbean with parties all week culminating in two days of madness on Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras. The Monday event starts at 4am with J’ouvert or daybreak. Revellers in fancy dress …
At the end of January we made the long passage north from Bequia, bypassing Saint Vincent to arrive at Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia just before sunset. We arrived expecting the new chart plotter we had ordered from America to have also arrived. That was not to be, so we spent over a week in the …
Our “rapid” trip north to get to the Leeward islands is not going quite as planned… The Caribbean climate has been harsh on Merryn and we have been discovering more and more things that we are trying to sort out before longer passages. The electronics, in particular, have taken a beating. We had already replaced …
24th January 2026: Moving up the windward island chain Read More »
Since leaving France, our lives have been hectic. We flew back to the UK for Christmas (after a brief stop in Lyon to celebrate Cate’s birthday), enjoyed Christmas with my Dad where we cooked a huge Turkey Wellington, followed by Boxing Day with the extended family to devour the leftovers. Cate visited her Mum a …