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... celebrations in Trinidad. Martinique was remembered fondly in my mind as having wonderful French cheeses and wines. As we neared the island, our main sail blew out. The good news about sailing in the Caribbean is that there is wind and sun, the bad news is that there is wind and sun. The sun's UV rays eat away at the sails much quicker than anything Alaska can throw at them. But other good news about Martinique is that we found a sail maker there who looked at it ...

... of the south, with steep hills and dark volcanic rock and sand lining the shores. However once ashore it was actually a charming little fishing village that had been destroyed by a volcano some 20 years ago. The old church was rebuilt and parts of the village, but most was just stuck back together in a ramshackle way. Fortunately we were there on a Saturday morning and were very impressed by their fresh food market along the shore front one of the best we've seen.

We left Barbados for the island of St Lucia which is to the north west, its an old volcanic island with amazing peaks and prehistoric looking jungle fringed by white sand beaches and coconut palms. Our destination was Rodney Bay right at the north of the island to spend Christmas at the marina with the Aussies, Kiwis, Canadians, French, German, American, British etc etc . On Christmas Eve we took a bus ride into Castries which is the capital to have a look around at the ...

We went to this beautiful beach less than five minutes from our hotel room. It was super amazing, the fish actually we by my feet. Christina screamed like a baby, she freaks out at the site of live fish. She yelled at Nemo and flounder. Reduit Beach, St, Lucia's acclaimed best beach.

... day sail, ending up in Grand Anse D'arlet with water so crystal clear water that we could see the bottom at over 50 feet. Unfortunately, it was rolly and we were ready to leave the next morning. We had another quick hop to our next destination, but shortly after taking off, Chris discovered a problem with one of our two alternators (one per engine). Since electricity is neither Chris' nor my forte, and neither is French, we ...

16/04/08, Wednesday, 18:00, St. Pierre, Martinique Had a nice sail up here today - the wind and current were with us. Mountains here are great. Virgin Mary statue overlooking the town. Watched a pod of dolphins play in clear water on our bow. They were so close, I could hear them breathe when they surfaced.

15/04/08, Tuesday, 22:30, Rodney Bay Dinner and pool was great two nights ago. Had two great days after that hanging out at Scuttlebutts. Met crazy Norwegian guy there today. [No, seriously, this guy was nuts. He and his friends decided to quit their jobs, buy a boat, and sail around the world. One of them had been sailing before - they made him captain. My kind of people.]

... NOT. Though our meat and veggies were running precariously low, we vowed not to eat ashore for a while. When I began writing this on Monday, we were in lovely St. Anne. Now we have moved into Marin so that we can have internet access, do some better chandlery shopping and re-provision. On Monday evening, May first Joann gave birth to a son, Andrew Robert, 7lb 15 oz. Joann had an emergency C-section but she and Bill assure us she is recovering well and you can see how happy ...

... Later, two evenings later. I attended a native music festival. I was the only caucasian that attended. I was visible for miles around. A fancy mix of reggea and modern rythms. After a feasty night, I drove south to St. Anne and rented a cottage for the remains of my stay at Martinique. Suddenly I had to go to FdF and my flight back to europe. A nice vacation, after all.