11th -27th March 2008 We finally managed to clear customs and leave Tobago. We sailed to Prickly bay, Grenada and anchored overnight. We then sailed north to Carriacou in the Grenadines, passing over an active under sea volcano on the way. Luckily it was quiet that day. We anchored in Tyrrel Bay, which is very pretty and sheltered and very popular with yachts. There is a nice yacht club which William and I visited at lunchtime. Next day we moved to Hill...

23rd February - 10th March 2008 We arrived at Store Bay, Tobago after sailing from Bequia and went by bus into Scarborough to clear customs and immigration. This proved to be a very complicated and time consuming procedure. All four of us had to be present in immigration unlike the other islands we have visited where the master goes alone with all the documentation. We waited 3 hours to be dealt with. Customs was much quicker as it was not busy and we were ...

Bequia 16 February 2008 We sailed to Bequia from St. Lucia and anchored in Admirals bay. Alex went scuba diving. William and I took a taxi to Lower bay and to Freedom bay. We all went snorkelling off the beach in Admirals bay and it was very good, with lots of species of reef fish plus lobsters, eels and scorpion fish. Bequia is very pretty and the bay was full of yachts. There are plenty of dingy docks so getting ashore should be easy. I say should be...

2nd February - 12th Febuary Saint Lucia - Rodney Bay Marina We left Martinique early on Saturday morning for Saint Lucia. We had booked a week in Rodney Bay marina. Alex parents arrived in Rodney Bay on Sunday for a two week holiday and Alex went to join them in their hotel, so there has been just the three of us on board. Most of the week has been taken up by boat maintenance. So its not all fun and rum punches,we have been working hard and spending ...

21st - 24th January Saint Pierre We sailed from Dominica to Martinique on Monday the 21st. We encounter gusts of wind of up to 40 knots. It was an uncomfortable beat in a moderate to rough sea with squalls, not what I had hoped for in the Caribbean. We anchored in Saint Pierre in the shadow of the volcano, Mount Pelee, which last erupted in 1902 destroying the town and killing 29,000 people. The town has since been re-built. We visited the ruins of the ...