Current Location: Le Marin Marina, Martinique
Here are some of the pictures from the crossing. I hope they give a flavour of our time together.
THE CREW
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| Skipper |
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| Irish John |
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| Mariel cleansing the boat with her smudge stick. |
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| Chief Engineer |
SAILING
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| A lively sea early on in the passage. |
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| Another lovely sunset - keeping an eye on those clouds. |
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| Wing on wing sailing. The yankee was really too small and we quickly abandoned this approach. |
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| The parasailor gets a rare outing. |
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| Could this be the mystery "fifth person?" |
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| Night Watch. |
NO WIND - TIME FOR A SWIM
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| Swim time. |
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| And a welcome cooling off period. |
SLEEPING
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| The Starfish |
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| Sleep where you can. |
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| Sleeping beauty! |
CHILLING OUT
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| IJ at rest. |
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| It had to be done. Bareboat sailing after a cleansing scrub. |
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| The comfy chair. |
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| Yoga at sea. |
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| Relaxing - it's time for a hairwash. |
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| Brace, brace, brace. |
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| Another one on the way to completion. |
THE HALFWAY PARTY
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| Caribbean Dudes. |
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| Halfway - One for the scrapbook. |
SUNSETS
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| A quiet evening. |
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| Watch those clouds. There could be trouble ahead. |
FOOD
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| Stocking up. |
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| Carving Charlie the ham leg. |
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| Lunch preparation. |
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| Delicious halfway party wraps. |
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| Bulging nets. |
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| Fresh mahi mahi steaks. |
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| A typical fresh lunch. |
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| 'Ti Punch - the first drink in Martinique. Powerful or what!! |
JOBS
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| Recycling our plastic bottles. 8 into 1! |
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| Topping up the water tanks from the spare jerry cans. |
FISHING SUCCESSES
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| Fish 1. |
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| Fish 2 - a bull Mahi-Mahi |
NEARING THE END
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| Nearing the end - depleted hanging nets. |
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| Final communication with the rest of the world. |
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| Early morning arrival in Martinique. Thanks for the champagne Irish John |
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| Marmite for some. |
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| First job ashore - dispose of the recyclables. |
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| Self check in to Martinique - in Cafe Bou Bou! |
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| Laundry complete - time for a dip |
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| The veggie market in St Annes. |
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| Paradise after a long passage |
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| 10 minutes walk from the boat. |
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| Me, my wife and my birthday present - a double hammock! |
And finally, a few videos for your entertainment. Hopefully they will display OK.
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