SAILING YACHT PERSEPHONE

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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Our next stop was Prince Rupert Bay towards the north end of Dominica. Not many people visit Dominica; however in recent years it has been branding itself as The Nature Island. It has seven volcanoes, vast rainforests, friendly people and not much development. In Prince Rupert Bay, some of the locals have formed PAYS: Portsmouth

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Just off the southern tip of Guadeloupe’s mainland is this enchanting group of small islands. The guidebook describes them as having a distinctly Breton feel to them, which is certainly true. We came in around lunch time after a somewhat boisterous ride over, and looked for a mooring but failed to find one – this

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Leaving Deshaies and working down the coast, our next destination was a quick pit-stop in the Pigeon Island anchorage near Bouillant. This was a mostly functional stop, with a much needed trip to the laundromat and grocery store! I was quickly caught out by sticking my precious coins into a machine before I’d read the

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Bienvenue a Guadeloupe! We sailed over from Nevis, passing Redonda and Montserrat on the way, and came into Deshaies, at the north end of the island. This is a lovely little town with a very French feel to it, and we ended up staying there for several days. The anchorage was very full and we

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Next, on to Nevis, which is only about 3 miles across a narrow straights from St Kitts. Nevis is the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton – must go and see the musical one of these days! Sometimes in an anchorage there is one boat that struggles to moor or anchor, thus providing entertainment to everyone else.

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