SAILING YACHT PERSEPHONE

Heading south from Martinique, we had an easy passage down to Rodney Bay at the north end of St Lucia. Jeremy went in to clear customs and immigration, and then we spent the night at anchor. There have been concerning reports among the cruising community about security, ranging from theft to armed robbery (or worse),…

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We headed to Martinique and came into the town of St Pierre to clear customs. This town sits under Montaigne Pelée, which is an active volcano. The volcano erupted in 1902, killing all but two of the 32,000+ residents, one of whom survived due to being in the local jail at the time! Pelée looms…

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We moved down the coast to Dominica’s capital, Roseau, passing stunning scenery on the way. Weirdly, the wind was oscillating between a very light westerly and a brisk easterly – not what we usually expect here! The anchorage shelves quickly here and it’s best to pick up a mooring. We contacted local guide SeaCat who…

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A big difference we’ve found between this type of cruising, and the 1-2 week charters we’ve done before, is being able to stop for a few days and get to know a place, rather than moving on every day. Dominica was a place where we were lucky enough to spend quite a while. Diving and…

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One of the most popular tours in this area is the Indian River. The area is a nature preserve, so only licensed tour boats are allowed to go in, and they must row rather than using their engines, in order not to disturb the complex root systems that hold the river bank together. Before the…

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There are so many things to see in Dominica that we took a taxi tour with a local guide. We drove high up into the rain forest, although not to the top of the volcano – he informed us that we would have had to start at 7 am and take a 7 hour hike…

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