Our first day at Charlestown Nevis We had a fast sail up to Nevis from Deshaires/ Guadeloupe. Our plan was to arrive around dawn to be in time of the requested max 24 hours after being tested. Kind of unhandy for us we arrived already at 4am. It was still pitch dark and nobody seemed …
Indian River We were lucky to be so close to the famous Indian River which is among the most picturesque and widest of Dominica's 365 rivers. Yes, it's correct 365 rivers! I almost couldn't believe it. It flows to the Caribbean Sea between Portsmouth and the village of Glanvilla, which meant right into Prince Rupert Bay, …
Some first impressions of Portsmouth The beautiful huge Prince Rupert Bay we were anchored in ther very north of the bay in front of an empty hotel Bay street , the main road along the beach of Portsmouth just a pretty banister the bay a cute little van, I wasn't sure if it was a …
Saint Louis at Marie Galante/Guadeloupe the big bay of Saint Louis an old coca cola dispenser, unfortunately not working anymore the church the pretty bay the ferry and dingy terminal more of the bay just walking south such a nice guy, oops beach ... this one looked very dehydrated we passed the swimming lessons dancing …
Schoelcher As always a cosy beautiful atmosphere on Altimate while repairs needed to be done don't worry he wasn't naked I love boat work! The hydraulic cylinder was finally removed, only the hoses were left here El Capitano was trying to open the screw nuts frop the hydraulic step by step removing the old seals, …
The first week with Jana Walli and Lutz were so kind to lend us their car to pick up Jana from the airport. That was really nice! Unfortunately the weather god was not as nice. As closer Jana came as worse got the weather. By the time we reached the airport it was just pouring …
Some pics from our Autogyro flight the 10th of Feb. 2022 It was just a pity that we weren't allowed to stay at the airfield. Only El Capitano managed to catch a few shots while he was leaving the manoeuvring area. We would have loved to get some pics from the departure or the landing. …
Information regarding the feature picture: Those boats are called "Gommiers". The boats are traditional Indian boats from the Caribbean, which at first neither had sail nor rudder. They were used for fishing and transport. It is said these are the oldest types of boats in Martinique. Gommier is a traditional boat, today built by using …
and some last impressions of Saint Vincent, where we had a stop over to collect our missing laundry and just had a little stroll to the marina Blue Lagoon this booby used Altimate as a hunting platform when we were crossing from Bequia to Young Island /Saint vincent; he stayed with us for over an …
Mayreau - Salt Whistle Bay the beautiful anchorage Salt Whistle bay at the north tip of Mayreau Altimate soflty swinging in the bay view of the bay looking south - west such a beautiful place that is the beach on the other side of the small stripe of land, the windward careenage its a bit …
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