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| Le Marin, Martinique. |
While I am writing this blog entry,
we are bobbing around on a mooring ball in Le Marin enjoying the gentle breeze
which keeps everyone cool.
There is an attachment on our
boom that has been problematic for a while and Mel is keen to get it fixed,
along with our navigational light that has been damaged. Mel would also like to
make a few adjustments to the fittings for the whisker pole and the boom brake.
All important parts of the boat that make for a safe and comfortable sail when
we are going downwind (the wind is behind the yacht) and puts less stress on the
various boat parts.
We moved to the mooring ball from the anchorage in St Anne, on Friday 11 April, as the many marine companies are only prepared to come to boats that are in the Le Marin mooring field. We were amazed
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| Another view of Le Marin. |
at the number of boats that were in the mooring fields when we arrived in the area of the fuel station to meet the boat that would take us to our designated mooring ball. Although we have been on the mooring ball for 4 days at the time of starting this blog entry, I still watch to see how the boats swing when the wind changes direction as we are so close together. Most boats have their fenders out but the boats around us have not touched. It is quite amazing although most of the boats where we are moored, are the same length or under Passages length of 40ft/12,65m.
Before we left the anchorage in St
Anne, we said ’Au revoir’ to Dave and Monica on Evy as they were leaving for Curaçao
early Saturday morning – 12 April. They arrived safely in Curaçao late
afternoon, Tuesday 15 April. We had been tracking them on No Foreignland and
Marine Traffic. We will most probably meet up with them in Curaçao before they
leave for Canada, as they are also putting their boat, Evy, into the same boat
yard as we are putting Passages.
I do not have much news: In preparation for our sail to Curaçao and then preparing Passages for storage, I have been sorting, cleaning tidying up cupboards, cooking, and freezing meals for the next few weeks.
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| St Annes church from the dinghy dock. |
I have been touching up the stainless steel so when we are in the marina in Curaçao, it will be easier to clean Passages.
As mentioned earlier, Mel has
been terribly busy sorting out, several things on Passages. In between, we have
met up with a couple we met in Portsmouth, Briget and Mike on Nyneve. They were
the couple that won the Portsmouth/Mero Fun Boat race. They are slowly making
their way down to Grenada for the hurricane season.
Another couple we have met up
with on occasions, Ed and Donnell on Ibis, are having extensive work done on
their boat here in Le Marin. They have planned to be here for the next two
months before heading south to Trinidad for the hurricane season.
As for our plans, well….. we
planned to be in Curaçao by the end of April. We have a booking for the marina
from 29/30 April to 6 May when Passages is to be hauled out and placed in the
boat storage yard for a few months. We will be flying from Curaçao to Amsterdam
on 9 May for a planned three-week holiday, travelling to the following places:
Amsterdam, Berlin and several places in Poland including visiting the town
where Mel’s great grandparents lived before, they were transported to and
murdered in Auschwitz – a place called Bytom. We will spend time in Krakow,
visiting Auschwitz and Schindler’s factory, before heading to Warsaw for a few
days and then back to Perth.
I will write one more blog entry
of our last week in Martinique, waiting for a pleasant weather window, our sail
to Curaçao and our time in the marina there, preparing Passages for storage.
So…. Until next time – Happy
Easter. Take care and keep safe.
Best wishes always.
Mel and Caryn
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| The restaurant we went to with Briget and Mike - Nyneve - Zanzibar. |
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| Yole - the type of boat found in the Caribbean |
