Dominica (N15.17.232 W61.22.635)
Amazing Grace
John and Julie
Mon 8 Mar 2010 23:18
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well, what a great place!
We arrived here after a grand sail from St Lucia to
Fort de France bay in Martinique. We had a good night at anchor preceded
by the lousiest meal I have had at a French restaurant in many years. (For
those visiting anse Mitan, its the one on the right as you get off the ferry
dock). Needless to say we departed early next morning to motor sail all
the way to Roseau as the trade winds had stopped completely!
Worse news was to follow as we sought and found a
mooring in the bay to find that the swells that we normally associate with inter
island passages were sweeping round into the bay. A very uncomfortable
night followed but at least we had a much calmer night than the
monohulls whose masts were tic-tokking fast and to enormous angles to
the consternationof thse aboard!
We went and checked in and out with customs here
this morning - how very nice, civilised and helpful - and a bargain at $20
EC! This was followed by a wander round town. What a nice place! Even
although there was a cruise ship in. we will definately come back when the
sea is more clement.
We took a 1/2 day tour with Pancho as
recommended. We were a little concerned when he turned up in his white
Toyota with a 1/2 finished bottle of Mackeson in the drinks holder - and we
didn't get any! However, we had a great tour, Botanical Gardens, crushed
buses, swimming in gorges and natural hot springs as well as sampling and seeing
some of the plant life (no - not the pointy leaf stuff - although there is
plenty of good 'organic' around mon! We stopped and chatted to his mates
and even had a fruit punch - amazingly strong fruit here!
We've just had tea and are considering an 8 hour
passage to Les Saintes overnight as we are fed up rolling around
here!
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