Another tropical depression has formed to the south of me.
I’m managing so far to keep checking the weather, but some days I don’t have
Wi-Fi.
The entrance to Marina Riviere Sens, Guadeloupe
I left Deshaies, and sailed along the coast to Basseterre,
where I picked up a buoy outside Marina Riviere Sens, and stayed two nights. I
love Guadeloupe; hopefully I can come back and spend more time here. I did
laundry, had a swim and a shower, filled up with water, cleared out and set off
for Dominica, a short day sail away.
I reached Dominica very quickly – it was a beautiful sail. I
stopped at Prince Rupert Bay for a night, and bumped into Eddy again, on his
way to Grenada. Would have been nice to hang out with him for a while but looks
like there’ll be a storm on Friday; I want to get to St. Lucia before then, so
I left the next morning to Roseau, a good departure point for Martinique.
On the way to Roseau there was very little wind, and from
the west, so I motor sailed. Until all the engine alarms came on. My fan belt
had snapped. I quickly fit a new one as I was getting pushed towards the shore.
Scary.
I’ve written another piece (about Grand Cayman) for Sailing Today – it’ll be in the
September issue.
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