We anchored off the mainland of Guadeloupe to investigate
the Jacques Cousteau underwater park which surrounds Pigeon Island. People come
from afar to dive here. The water was crystal clear and so warm, due to the underwater
thermal spring. It was the best snorkelling we had done with the girls, with an
abundance of fish and different corals to see.
Darcy and Isla have both started
to free dive down to be nearer the fish. We have been spoilt with turtles so
far on our trip, especially at this anchorage. Every ten minutes a turtle would
pop its head up next to the boat. We all got to snorkel directly over them and
watch them munching on the grass and glide around so gracefully through the
water. Here we met a Belgian family who had three children aged 4,7 and 10. The
children couldn’t speak English but the parents could a little. We spent a fun
afternoon playing on the beach and in the kayak with them, sadly they were
heading north instead of south.
Dominica and our first guests arrive...
We sailed from Guadeloupe via a small group of islands
called Iles des Saintes to Dominica. The forecast was for 15 knots of wind when
in fact we had 25 knots of wind and a very choppy sea. The positive side of
this trip was that we were flying along at 9 knots and so it only took us two
and a half hours. Isla felt pretty green but survived! Dave caught three tuna,
one got away but we were more than happy with two, especially as my brother and
his fiancée were arriving that night. One was a Bonito and the other a black
fin tuna, sorry you are going to get bored of fish pictures!
Callum and Caroline arrived on Thursday evening and we
greeted them with a rum and coke and a fresh tuna supper, setting expectations
high. If you’re coming out to see us we can’t guarantee this sort reception but
we'll try our best!!!
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