Not much to report on this week – we spent most of the week
– Sunday through to Saturday morning anchored off Le Marin catching up on the
never ending chores and maintenance required on a yacht. Saturday afternoon we
sailed down to Sainte Anne in preparation for our next port of call….
In Le Marin there is a HUGE Leader Price – it is a grocery
store and the prices were reasonable so once again I made sure all the hidden
compartments on Passages were filled with provisions for the next 3 – 4 months.
Mel, on the other hand, waterproofed the Bimini, fixed the
shower pump, got the whole of the genoa sun protection strip resewn, serviced
the water pump and the generator and organised the shipment of our new solar
panels to Grenada.
I have attached some more photos of Le Marin – I know in
last week’s blog I mentioned the amount of boats that were anchored and moored
in Le Marin but every day there seemed to be more!
In Le Marin, we found the local market where we bought some
lovely fresh fruit and veggies. Of course we found the local Boulangerie and
bought the tasty baguettes and pastries.
Saturday morning we decided we had had enough of Le Marin and
were ready to sail to Sainte Anne which is only 3 -4 nm south-west of Le Marin.
Sainte Anne is a lovely small holiday seaside town. It is
quite picturesque with the church in the centre square off the main dock and
the many lovely colourful buildings around the square. Behind the church is a
windy path/road (reminded me of Lombardy Street in San Francisco) which leads
up to a shrine. There is a Club Med to the north of Sainte Anne that has
blaring music until the early hours of the morning which is unfortunate as it
is such a lovely anchorage.
The whole week we had been watching the weather to see if
there was a weather window for us to sail to Barbados. Every time we thought
there was a weather window approaching, when we next checked the weather, the
window had gone. We felt quite frustrated as Mel and I were keen to head south
as we are desperate to get our new solar panels.
We are tired of running the generator to top up the
batteries. The fridge and freezer are coming on more frequently as the weather
is becoming hotter and hotter which means the batteries are working at their
maximum and more – we do not have enough power on the boat to use some of our
appliances e.g. microwave without the use of the generator. It is something we
did not fully anticipate when we left the States – anyway it is not the end of
the world and we have been fortunate we have had the generator.
We have decided that we will continue south, hopefully arriving
in Grenada by the 10/11 October, collect and fit our new solar panels, then
head to Barbados – it should be a better sail as the wind is predominantly out of
the east and SE and we will be heading NE.
After Sainte Anne, where we will be staying for about 2 -3 days
(Saturday through to Monday of Week 42), we will sail to St Lucia – Rodney Bay
to be exact so until then…keep well and take care.
Captain Mel and Admiral Caryn/xx
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| Le Merin and all the boats |
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| Passages anchored off Sainte Anne with Diamond Rock in the distance |
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| Sainte Anne - the main square and Cathedral |
