As soon as Ivan and Sophie are on board we drop anchor and put Cape West to the gardens of the Queen. A stretch of reefs, the lobsters under every rock and mangrove...!
Aside from the pollution of Santiago and yellow drips it leaves on the bridge of Tao, We have pleasure to return to Cuba with its friendly locals always eager to talk to us...
Monday 10 April – After 4 days at sea we arrive at the Turks and Caicos. We aim the Cockburn Town on Grand Turk island where we do our entry and get a permit of navigation for a week...
Tired of scratching the hull each week to remove algae, We have programmed a refit at the shipyard TOBY (Time Out) on the island of St Martin. It is at about 140 nautical miles from Guadeloupe and we pass by Montserrat and Nevis.
We enjoy to be in France to treat the nose of Philippe, What will it take 4 weeks... it is the opportunity to visit Guadeloupe. We found a beautiful island, wild and welcoming...
Stone has a very good memory of Martinique and is unanimously that we decide to do our next stop. Program tour Balata gardens, hiking, market creole... and the pleasure of being in a beautiful place.
Fortunately we have not listened to gossip about insecurity in Dominica. Everywhere we met people proud of their country, who greet us with a smile without begging or bothering us. The terrain is steep and lush vegetation.
It is St. Francis (Guadeloupe) that our friends Caroline, Jean-Marc, Marielle and Pierre-Henri board. Immediately on board we head for Marie Galante and waste no time to visit a rum factory.
Daily Antigua sees 3 or 4 ships that landed their hordes of passengers found everywhere on land and at sea… not our style! Fortunately Barbuda is wild with beautiful beaches and protected lagoons...