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Montserrat’s disasters

Montserrat’s disasters

A small, at first glance inconspicuous, island in the Caribbean away from charter tourism catches our attention: Montserrat. Two natural disasters have struck the island in the past 30 years, and now almost two-thirds of the entire island is off-limits.

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Gallery – Guadeloupe

Gallery – Guadeloupe

Our route does not take us directly to Guadeloupe, we first land in Les Saintes and soon sail via Marie Galante to the main island. Here are the highlights of our discoveries.

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Dominica: Nature paradise

Dominica: Nature paradise

Finally, the real Caribbean again! That’s my first thought as we drop anchor in Prince Rupert Bay in the northwest of Dominica. We are immediately greeted by local fishermen offering buoys, fish, vegetables and everything else.

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Sailing Log: Grenada Circumnavigation

Sailing Log: Grenada Circumnavigation

From Carriacou to the south of Grenada and back again, then further north. That’s about the plan as we set off. We have to return to Grenada to pick up some boat parts that friends have kindly flown in from the UK, plus we can pick up five sacrificial anodes for our problem prop from another sailor.

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