It is Saturday so it must be Martinique

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June 8th 2011

Published: June 8th 2011

Who said cruising was going to be laid back, relaxed and without deadlines? We want to set the record straight on that right now. There are times when it has been relaxing with time to sit to read a book for pleasure, listen to iPods of NPR , watch the sunset and enjoy the company of other cruisers, but there are other times this is far from the truth. Since our two weeks spent in St. Martin ... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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Dominica Barbeque

The barbeque had plenty of food for everyone from chicken to fish to salads to rum punch. All of this for $20 and it is supporting a great organization.

Welcome to Cruisers

The pavilion used for the barbeques was built by the members of PAYS. It really is a great organization and makes cruisers feel welcome.

Portmouth Dominica

Our view of Portsmouth, Dominica as we are leaving the anchorage in the morning.

Numerous Volcanoes are Obvious

The topography of Dominica is explained when you find out it has 7 potentially active volcanoes as shown by the high peaks here.

The Clouds Are used for navigation

It is easy to figure where the next island is by looking for the clouds. This shows us that Martinique is ahead under those clouds.

Sea of Yellow

We often come across large yellow mats that appear quite solid while others are broken up. It shows up out in the open seas and you can see them for quite a distance.

The beauty is in the individual

This is what the individual pieces look like when the mat is broken up. They are quite beautiful and almost remind you of snowflakes.

You can see the squalls

As we are coming to the north end of Martinique we are welcomed by a squall coming. We missed this one surprisingly as it looked so close.

Vacuum While Sailing?

Please note it isn’t surprising that Bob is vacuuming, it is more so as we are motor sailing! We had so much extra power and the seas were calm so Bob decided to use the energy to clean. What a guy!

Farm land

Martinique is the first time we have seen what definitely looks like farmed land. Almost reminds us of back in the US.

Fort du France

When entering the harbor into Fort du France in Martinique it was obvious this is a very large metropolis. We anchored about 5 miles away on the other side of the harbor so will go explore by taking the ferry.

View from the boat

A view from our anchorage near Trois Ilet, Martinque. It was a very peaceful place to stay for a few days.

NotreDame of Trois Ilet

The Notre Dame de la Borne Delivrance built in 1724 has been listed as a historic monument as Josephine, Napoleon’s wife was baptized here and her parents were married here.

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