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Chart showing the
cruise from the BVIs to St Vincent
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This is Sam who has
been working for Tortola Marine Management (TMM) for ever! An Icon of the
company and amongst the sailing community of the BVIs. Everyone respects
Sam. |
This is one of
Joyce's chickens - this one is named "Tradewinds of Emsworth" |
And here is Joyce,
who looked after and kept the cabins of Tradewinds spotless for over 7
years. She had become a good friend and sadly was the only TMM staff
member to be on the quayside when Tradewinds departed for the last time.
Here she is checking out the new Auto Pilot display! |
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Sue joined
Tradewinds on October 2nd at Trellis Bay, which is close to the airport at
Beef Island in the BVIs. |
Tony on the beach at
Trellis Bay. Tradewinds is in the background - we were all waiting for
suitable weather to make the crossing to St Martin |
One last glimpse
back as Tradewinds departs from the BVIs for the final time - heading for
St Martin 5th October 2008 |
Sue standing at Fort
St Louis overlooking the Baie de Marigot at St Martin |
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Guarding the bay and
town of Marigot in St Martin
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Is it an umbrella or
a hat? Sue's latest sun shield! |
The main street in
Le Grand Case, St Marin |
The nudist beach at
Orient bay, St Martin |
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The little church
and big anchor at St Barts
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Tony relaxed at the
wheel as Tradewinds leaves the island of St Barts in the background
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A back street in
Gustavia, St Barts |
Designer shops in
Gustavia, St Barts |
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Tony updating the
website and doing emails at a cafe in Gustavia
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Redcliffe Street, St
Johns, Antigua |
Hemmingway's
Restaurant in St Johns, Antigua |
Tradewinds alongside
at Redcliffe Quay, St Johns, Antigua
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Tradewinds secured
in the mangroves of English Harbour, Antigua, just 24 hours before the
predicted closest point of Hurricane Omar |
The calm before the
storm. Nelson's Dockyard before Omar |
Sue at Fort Berkley
- at the entrance to English Harbour, Antigua |
The anchorage at
Nelson's Dockyard at English Harbour. Here Tradewinds is anchored more or
less centrally in the picture. Ordinance Bay, where we rode out Hurricane
Omar, is the creek running to the right, at the top left of the picture
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Sunrise in English
Harbour on Saturday 18th October 2008, the day we departed from Antigua
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The waterfront at
Anse Deshairs, Guadeloupe - note the beached boat post Hurricane Omar
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We passed through
several heavy rain storms off the coast of Guadeloupe
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The main street in
Bourg, the main town on the island of Terre-de-Haut in the Les Saintes
islands of Guadeloupe
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Anse de Bourg
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This is Bourg again
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We loved Bourg
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We crossed some
quite heavy seas between Guadeloupe and Dominica
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The main street in
Portsmouth, Dominica
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Typical of the
waterfront in Dominica - this otherwise stunningly beautiful island is
marred by long term neglect and third world poverty. There were several
rusting ship-hulks along the waterfront at Portsmouth, Dominica's second
town
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Tradewinds
approaches the capital of Dominica, Roseau
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A beautiful sunset
was there waiting for us after anchoring at Forte de France in Martinique
on Wednesday 22nd October |
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The central market
in Forte de Franche. Although the town was attractive in parts we were
hugely disappointed by our visit to Martinique's capital city - read all
about it in the Ship's Log for 23rd October.
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One Hurricane Omar
casulaty - here ashore in Anse Petit D'Arlet on the south west coast of
Martinique |
And two more - here
at Anse Grande D'Arlet, Martinique |
Tony tries to remove
slime and weed from the dinghy's hull. The spatula that he was using broke
into two pieces but the weed never did lose its grip! |
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A dramatic sunset from our anchorage at Rodney Bay, St Lucia |
Marigot Bay on the
west coast of St Lucia. A beautiful place from this angle! |
But not so fantastic
from this angle! Marigot Bay has been dessimated by excessive
commercialism! |
Soufriere, St Lucia |
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Tradewinds approaches The Pitons on the south west coast of St Lucia
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The anchorage at Admiralty Bay, Bequia |
Inside the church at Port Elizabeth, Bequia |
A beautiful sunset over Admiralty Bay, Bequia
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View from the Gingerbread Restaurant at Port Elizabeth - We had a special "end
of cruise" dinner here on Sunday 2nd November 2008
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The Gingerbread Restaurant |
Sue on the beach at Friendship Bay, Bequia |
Admiralty Bay at Bequia |
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Sue on the dinghy dock at Port Elizabeth, Bequia |
A beautiful sunset from Blue Lagoon on St Vincent. Journey's end |
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