Guadeloupe The skipper Konstantin made it clear that we should leave Guadeloupe. The catamaran maneuvered between the islands to Jacques Cousteau’s Underwater Reserve. This French marine biologist made Pigeon Island famous when he declared this area one of the world best diving sites. The waters surrounding the island are now protected as an underwater park. […]
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Dominica to Guadeloupe Although I slept well, I felt queasy in the morning and forced myself to swallow a cup of coffee. Our catamaran was at Terre-de-Bas, one of the inhabited Guadeloupe islands. We quietly dropped anchor the night before among a few other yachts. Nobody paid attention to us. We all went swimming in
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Dominica I owe my readers an explanation of what I was doing on the catamaran. The thing was that I signed up to be a crew member to reposition her from the Caribbean to Europe. Actually, there were 2 boats in Martinique that had to be moved; both belonged to the same company owned by
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Arriving in Dominica Phone calls and message exchanges with Konstantin on the following day somewhat clarified the situation. Apparently, once the boat left Martinique she would not be allowed to return. So, Konstantin could pick us up only after he checked out of Martinique. He did ask around the fellow yachtsmen if anyone could bring
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Denver to Dominica While our quarantine “prison” was a comfortable beach cottage, Anna and I were supposed to be in Dominica in transit only. We signed up to be crew members of a catamaran Elli Di. The catamaran at that time was in Martinique with the skipper and one more crew member. Initially, Anna and
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A new trip is like a new life. I hate when it starts with a night flight and I have to leave home when it is dark and snowy outside, when all I want is to crawl into bed and sleep. Instead of that, I shoulder my backpack and take the bus to the airport.
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El Yunque Tired after the lengthy accommodation search and hours of driving on the day before, I decided to have “a beach break”. Close to Hyatt Place Manati hotel, there was a beach called Mar Chiquita that in Spanish means ‘a small sea’. It is a sheltered cove surrounded by jarred rocks. A narrow passage
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Fajardo Next morning, I loaded my backpack into the rented bright blue Kia feeling wonderful that I did not need to carry it on my back and drove off in the direction of El Yunque National Forest. It was a good idea to check the forest website the night before. Apparently, visiting El Yunque required
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San Juan Driving in Puerto Rico was exactly the same as in my home state, Colorado – busy highways with traffic jams in peak hours and almost no cars in small towns where the main problem was jaywalking chickens. In Colorado, we have the same issue with squirrels that can appear out of nowhere and
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Dominicana to Puerto Rico So, the trip to Cuba got cancelled on a short notice and instead of Cuba, I ended up in Puerto Rico. I was totally unprepared for visiting it. I did not read guidebooks or look at the map. I did not plan to go there at all. In any case, the
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