http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Martinique en-us Fri, 04 Dec 09 17:05:27 +0000 Fri, 04 Dec 09 17:05:27 +0000 5.11.9.2009 MARTINIQUE KUUMEESSALanmou pa konnet pantalon pys. rdquoLrsquoamour est aveuglerdquo oli joku ranskantanut vessan seinn.An chanel kalrit ka sanb ti fi. A fs mabak kars ich li i ichouyrsquoy. L ou pa ni manman ou ka tt kalrit. Mies ei ole mies jos tekee jotakinZinyanm ka suiv gl. rdquoSellainen poika kuin isrdquo kuului ranskannos.Kreolin kieless http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/Fort-de-France/blog-435995.html 2.5.9.2009ELINTARINOITA ANTIGUALTA GUADELOUPELTA JA MARTINIQUELTA Tiskipytni pitkin vilisti kaksikymment viisikymment pient mustaa elint. Auringon noustua ne katosivat. Sain lopulta tiet ett niiden nimi on cafard suomeksi ilmiantaja torakka. Vuokraisntni Monsieur Gilbert yritti lohduttaa. Tm lajike ei lhde juoksentelemaan muualle asuntoon vaan tykk pelkstn tiskipydi http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/Fort-de-France/blog-434122.html Vendredi le 3 juillet au lever nos jambes nous rappellent notre belle journe drsquohierhellip Un bateau nrsquoest pas une place o on peut dvelopper une endurance musculaire ou cardiovasculaire on dispose tout au plus de 80pi le long desquels on dambule en se tenant aux haubans. Pas la place pour jogger Lrsquoexigit des lieux ainsi que leur instabilit cependant dveloppent l http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/blog-418698.html Des BVI la MartiniqueNous sommes le samedi 20 juin nos amis sont tous prs de la marina de Leverick. Nous dcidons de nous rapprocher aussi question de faire de lrsquointernet. Pour le nettoyage de la coque je russis en faire un bout avec une corde qui passe drsquoun bord lrsquoautre du bateau mais pour aller sous la coque il faut des poids que nous nrsquoavons pas. Jim et Terry http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/Fort-de-France/blog-414811.html We left the southern end of Martinique and sailed up the coast stopping at some of the anchorages along the way for a night or two. What always amazes me is how very European this island is it reminds us of being in France. And in fact it is France because this island has never been independent. So every town along the coast looks and feels like a quaint French village complete with an Angl http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/blog-384023.html Once again the Rum Runners are in Martinique. And what do the Rum Runners do in the one of the most abundant areas of sugar cane and rum We do rum tours This time we set out from Marin to visit the rest of the rum factories we missed on our last visit here on our tour of the Caribbean. Martinique is a very manicured island not disturbed by the slowdown in sugarcane production. Most of the http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/Marin/blog-382562.html We noticed an immediate change upon arriving in Martinique rather than being like any other Caribbean island wersquove been to so far itrsquos much like arriving in France. The plug sockets are European their currency is the Euro the place is full of boulangeries and everyone speaks French these things may be good or bad depending on your view of France. We made the most of the cheap chee http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/blog-380866.html Windscreens get mended cars get taken back and baguettes get bought for lunch.The windscreen is all repaired and hopefully will do us until we get a new one. It was tense to do the work but Alan was good as ever and now we think it will do the job. We are off to St lucia tomorrow we came down here to st annes yesterday and anchored off the sandy beach just in time for a swim. Later we went as http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/Marin/blog-363801.html Le Marin We have always liked Le Marin it is a real boaty place with probably 200 plus yachts anchored off and a large marina. The Marina is well equipped with chandlers and useful shops boutiques and nearby a big supermarket that you can drive up to with the dinghy. The wine is reasonable here and the cheeses and patesare just like the real 'France'. We sailed up from st pierre and it was http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/Marin/blog-363385.html Les SaintesThese pretty little islands are about eight miles from guadaloupe and as we sailed there a big storm blacked out the sea and the island we even had to put the radar on. but soon the islands appeared and the little town on the island of haut terre was very sweet with a few streets cafes restaurants and a ferry full of tourists arriving each morning to fill the island. when they hav http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/Marin/blog-362783.html Okay okay I'm not really in St. Pierre Martinque YET but this blog is pretty cool. I can select the Continent Country and Region of wherever I am. I can alsoShow you a map of our route see aboveTell you how we're feeling Give you a general rundown of what we've been up toIf you're interested subscribe to get emails whenever we post new things. Don't forget to write us too we'll mi http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/St--Pierre/blog-327919.html We spent over two weeks in Martinique and had a lovely time when the weather permitted. The trade winds kicked up to about 2530 knots constant the highest of the season and we were having squalls up to 50 knots with each tropical wave that moved across the Caribbean. Hurricane season has officially started. Most of our days we were stuck inside reading books or watching movies or playing d http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/blog-303369.html Martinique produces some of the best rum in the Caribbean distilled the same way for centuries with strict standards and using only local sugarcane. The French are as serious about their rum as they are for their wine so we decided to visit a few distilleries and go rum tasting yum The adventure begins with us renting a car actually I don't know if you can even call it a car it was a Twi http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/Marin/blog-298847.html We set sail at first light and got to St. Pierre on the northern tip of Martinique just before sunset it was a long day. But now we are here anchored in St. Pierre harbor at the base of Mt. Pelee a totally amazing site We are super excited to explore Martinique and are looking forward to visiting this famous town.St. Pierre has a fascinating and very tragic history. It was once the capital http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/St--Pierre/blog-298844.html We are in Anse Mitan Fort de France Bay. There is a weather window for Dominica Sunday through Wednesday.It was tough getting here today squalls wind from every direction but we want to be in St. Pierre by Sat to make crossing to Dominica.Lot's of boats...All trying to make crossing. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/Fort-de-France/blog-248709.html We crossed from St. Pierre to Portsmouth Dominica. We had 3 to 5 foot waves with a little chop. Winds were 18 to 22 knots. 67 miles Left at 0700 arrived at 1630. The first time anchoring rock or coral Actually it was coral but we have to say rock. Up came the anchor reset it then put out the Danforth as well very crowded anchorage. Next morning we reanchored. Finally only 1 anchor down http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/St--Pierre/blog-248708.html It is amazing what cruisers can do There was a rumor yesterday morning going around that Exothique would be having the super bowl playoff at their restaurant. After the carnival Kajun Diva took a dinghy ride walked a mile to find out that the super bowl was not on ESPN as someone had thought. Wilhelmina called us on the VHF we made the announcement on VHF 16 and then people were disappointed http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/blog-246804.html Carnival time Every day there is a parade do not believe the tourism office paper work it never happens at the correct hour. We soon learned that 1600 hours is to early more like 1800. It is crazy time. The locals dress up have these parades with music same as Gasparilla type thing. The costumes are not very dressy not like Trinidad or Rio. It was interesting the 1st group 1dt night were http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/blog-246798.html I understand recovery day now. It is the day after carnival most everything is shut down. Carnival lasted 4 days every night And still we continue to party Cruisers are like family we meet talklaugh sometimes complain cry etc. Last night we had a cruisers rendezvous with lot of new boats. Some we had not met. It was a wine cheese and pate sampler. Since our guest left us the word has http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/blog-246796.html We are back to St. Anne. The carnival starts officially Sunday. We are looking forward to these events. The Martinique rum is not drinkable. Lorraine beer is ok. Pates are excellent And the cheeses yum We were supposed to bring a share a dish this past Thursday night to a cruiser function we fixed it last night and went to Cheetah II and shared it with them it was chicken livers Maribel's st http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Martinique/Marin/blog-246795.html