We’re back in Martinique!
We need to get a better angle on the wind to get to Bonaire and we didn’t get much of a chance to explore Martinique on our last two visits, so we’re back to try again. It’s definitely rainy season in the eastern Caribbean! We think there is a going to be a lull in the rain on Monday and part of Tuesday so we reserved a rental car for those two days. We’re excited to do some sightseeing. We were planning on doing some hiking but I’m fairly sure I broke my foot so we’re just going to drive around, take pictures, and take it easy. I hope the car is an automatic…my clutch foot is killing me;)
On to the pictures. Click to enlarge.
I found a few pics from our last days in Grenada. We were so sad to be leaving such a wonderful country I think I was just snapping pictures. This is the south west coast of Grenada, Mt Hartman Bay in the center and Prickly Bay just to the left:
St Georges University:
Rounding the south west corner of the island, Pt Salines:
We spent the night in St George’s and departed the next day. The weather forecast was perfect for sailing but when we woke up it was a flat calm:
About halfway up the west side of Grenada the winds picked up. We were screaming north under full sail. Almost 7kts:
…and the trip was like this for about 100 miles!
Calm seas:
Some dolphins showed up. I had a hard time getting a picture of them breaching the surface. There is a gray patch in the center just under the surface…:
Sunset as we passed the Grenadines:
Now we’re in Martinique. Back in the land of cheap wine, Brie and baguettes! Hazy sunrise this morning:
Neighbors:
Downtown St Anne:
Dea Latis is out there somewhere…
We going to relax, tour the island, provision and head to Bonaire. We are waiting on the right weather window to make the 3-4 day crossing. There has to be decent weather and enough time between weather fronts for us to make it all the way. We will probably make 6kts sailing down wind but the weather travels much faster and we don’t want a tropical wave to roll over us while underway. We plan on being in Bonaire for a month or more…orrrr less. Who knows?
More to follow…