Author: KatieBloxham
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March 6 – 9: Roseau, Dominica
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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March 4-5: More fun in Portsmouth, Dominica
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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March 2: Indian River Boat Tour
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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March 1: Tour of northern Dominica
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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February 27 – March 6: Prince Rupert Bay, Dominica
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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February 23 – 26: Iles des Saintes, Guadeloupe
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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February 21 – 22: Pigeon Island & Bouillant
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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February 15 – 20: Deshaies, Guadeloupe
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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February 13 – 14: Nevis
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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February 9-12: St Kitts
We left Saba on another windy day and headed for St Kitts. This was a shorter trip than our last passage, and broken up by passing St Eustatius on the way. We didn’t stop as it seems to be basically an oil refinery, and is reputedly a very uncomfortable anchorage. Could it possibly be more…
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