Tartane Resorts - Reviews and Rates

Nice trip to visit a friend to "le diamant". If you go far north of the island, stop at the end of the road, than walk one hour and you will find the beautifullest beaches in the world, with no one...

After our delightful stay on Bequia, we undertook our first overnight sail with Ellis aboard. He chose to stay outside in the cockpit all night - partly to watch the stars and partly to avoid a queasy stomach. We had a great sail and arrived in St. Lucia early morning. We only stayed in St. Lucia long enough for a few long walks and provisioning...

After a windblown passage across from St Lucia (it always blows here! I was under the impression that the Caribbean Islands were the ideal cruising grounds, gentle breezes, idyllic anchorages, but so far the wind hasn't dropped below 20knots, much of it over 30knots. I suppose this is normal, after all we are in the trade wind belt.) We found a ...

Saint Pierre, la Perle des Antilles, détruite en 1902 par l'éruption volcanique de la Montagne Pelée, tuant 30000 personnes sur son passage... La Martinique est une corbeille de fleurs posée entre une perle et un diamant....

We left the west coast and traveled over to the east coast. The island is only about 80km long by about 35km wide, so although the roads can be windy and hilly, it doesn't take long to cover some ground. On the way to our next destination we stopped in Saint-Marie, where we nearly walked in to someone's house (as we thought it was a restaurant)....

Great, warm and friendly. South east coast, Les Salines