Caribbean: Leeward and Windward Islands
- summer '01 -
St.
Martin
6/01
We sailed some 400 miles in mid
June, the start of hurricane season,
from Blanquilla direct to St. Martin.
There we spent our time visiting with Chrissi's
father and youngest brother.
Chrissi's Dad meet "the boyfriend"
Dominic learning to drive the dinghy
July 14th, Bastille Day celebrations feature a regatta
for Anguilla native sloops. The boats race from
Grande Casse to Marigot
St. Barths
Our gourmet picnic
on the airport runway
We were given a motorcycle to ride while
we waited (in vain) for our new
outboard motor to arrive.
Nevis
This phenomenal jewel of an island
captured our
hearts, right from our first view of her
cloud-capped splendor.
the annual carnival festival called Culturama.
Culturama is a non-stop three day
party complete
with parades, concerts and food fairs. Everyone is encouraged to dance,
sing and celebrate life.
Montserrat
tropical island town. Now all you can see is
burned roofs. The buildings are buried up
to forty feet deep in volcanic ash.
Guadeloupe
Pain de Sucre Anchorage
Dominica
wet and wild - no photos!
Martinique
Saint
Pierre, former capitol of the French West
Indies and known as the Paris of the Antilles in its
glory days, was destroyed by a volcano in 1911.
The entire population of the town was killed
except for one man who was imprisoned in the
dungeons of the local jail.
Today, you can see the remains of the
old town incorporated into the newer architecture.
We left
lovely Martinique right after Hurricane
Chantal passed by, thankfully missing us by a few
dozen miles.
That was our cue to
stop goofing off and get the
boat to a safer latitude.
from
Martinique
- it was direct to Trinidad!