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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Dominica has enchanted us with unique natural diversity. See here what our favorite island so far has to offer.
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Dominica also has a lot to offer underwater, as the waters are mostly protected and dynamite fishing is a foreign word here.
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We have been waiting for this for a long time. We reach the first French island and load Mabul there with an incredible amount of provisions.
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We are finally on our journey and have left Grenada heading north. Here are the impressions from Union Island and Bequia, both belong to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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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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Our first side trip outside of Grenada is to the famous Tobago Cays. Here we meet numerous turtles while snorkeling in a dreamlike scenery.
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After a busy few weeks, Mabul is in top form. Even the last big “thing” for the time being, the propeller, should be able to do its work again without vibration. So we can finally set off slowly towards the north in good spirits.
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When we bought Mabul a few months ago, we knew of some damage and problems, some we had already fixed, but one major repair was still pending….the propeller had to be taken off – under water.
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