A few days on our own, a quiet hogmanay in Marin, and we take off walking around the bottom end of Martinique, great walk around the coast, passing some of the best beaches from the sheltered west coast to the great Atlantic side with all the swell rolling in.

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You have seen the photos well now you can read the story. • The story of January and the sail to Antigua, • Rebecca’s visit and the sail south, • Jane and Alisdair in strike ridden Martinique • The last few days here in St Lucia will appear in episodes spaced by about 3 days. […]

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It is with much sadness that we announce the passing away of Mary’s Mum on Sunday March 1st. She has been getting weaker progressively over the year, so we had expected it but that doesn’t make it any less sad. She passed in dignity in her room in the home in Oban and with the […]

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New photos in the gallery. New Year’s walk, Sail to Antigua and being in Falmouth Harbour. These are from the time between Andrew’s and Rebecca’s Visit. Much of the time when Giselle was in Antigua Mary was at home visiting Family. The link in “where are we” is for Bourg in Les Saintes to the […]

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So no comments on the windward vs leeward islands question. My thoughts are that it relates to where they are on the voyage from Europe and back. Sailors travel south from Europe to nearly Cape Verde Islands then across to caribbean. They return to Europe via Bermuda and Azores. So you would conclude all your […]

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The gallery of photos is now complete. Link to gallery

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The photos from the week so far are in the gallery Link to gallery

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Videos of Rebecca’s time with us loaded now

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The temporary closure of the jail is true but not connected to Jane and Alisdair’s escape from Scotland. We’ve made Jane and Alisdair feel really at home with our longest period of rain to date. I suppose 28’C does contrast a bit with Scottish rain though. Chris, from the Caribbean Weather Centre that we listen […]

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Pictures from Rebecca’s fortnight with us are in the gallery. We got all the way down to Grenada, well the lovely off lying island of Carriacou. Swam and snorkelled in the Tobago cays. Signed in and out of Bequia twice. Sampled the delights of Marigot bay, St Lucia and had a great meal at Bennies […]

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