Two weeks on a tear!

We have been on a bit of a mission the last few weeks to get from Guadeloupe to Grenada by the end of April. It’s really only a little more than a couple hundred miles but it includes 7 different countries and two different currencies, so if you want to do it the hard way, you stop in each country along the way!

3/26 - We left Marie Galante (part of Guadeloupe) and sailed 28 miles to check-in to Dominica at Portsmouth. Changed money from EU (Euro) to EC (Eastern Caribbean dollars).

3/27 - We motor sailed 16 miles to Roseau, Dominica to break up a long day. Enjoyed a visit from a dolphin who came by our boat 3 times trying to get our attention; first with a water spout, second by slapping his tail and once he knew we were watching, he jumped out of the water for us. What fun!

3/28 - Sail 30 miles to St. Pierre, check in to Martinique. Get out the EU again.

3/29 - Sail 20 miles to St. Anne, Martinique. Delicious dinner (especially the dessert sampler) on shore at La M (next to Paille Coco on the beach).

3/30 - Sail 20 miles to check-in to St. Lucia at Rodney Bay. Get out the EC. 

Spent a few days in Rodney Bay (including Easter Sunday) to get boat work done and clean the hulls (including the dinghy which was growing a forrest on its bottom). Vincent from Regis Electronics found some loose wires that resolved our battery charging issue with the main engine and his boss, John helped us diagnose issues with our water maker. We also caught up with old friends including Pat & Jim (s/v Capers).

4/5 - Sail 20 miles to The Pitons (St. Lucia) to break up a long day to Bequia. Spent the night with a dozen other boats (including some very large ones), being dwarfed by the mountainous scenery.

4/6 - Great 50 mile sail to Bequia to check in to St. Vincent & The Grenadines. Greeted by our friends Will & Margaret (s/v Gollifox) and caught up with a bunch of Salty Dawgs at Plantation House that evening.

Stayed for a few more days in Bequia to provision, enjoy a music jam on Kalunamoo, eat more food with friends and do some hiking.

4/9 - Sail 20 miles to Salt Whistle Bay in Mayreau. It was really crowded so we continued to the next bay where there was a new resort. I wanted to spend the following day (my birthday) there but they didn’t answer the phone or return my email until we had made alternative plans.

4/10 - My birthday! We sailed to Chatham Bay (Union island) and enjoyed some snorkeling, napping, cocktails at Tenuta Resort and dinner (& dancing on tables, I’m told) on the beach at Vanessa & Seckie’s.

4/11 - Checked out of St. Vincent & The Grenadines in Clifton, where we had front row seats to a sail & kite boarding display of talent and could hear the party on Happy Island late into the night.

Next stop, Grenada!