Live Update: February 14, 2024 (Patreon)

Hello :)

and Happy Valentine's Day ;)

We got into Dominica yesterday evening and walked into Roseau to check in and walk around town this morning. We had a great sail up here yesterday, except I got seasick. Mads thinks it's because I crocheted while we were sailing. However, like any true addict, I'm doubtful, so we'll have to do some experiments ;)

Martinique was great and action-packed. As Mads mentioned in the last update, we got our new outboard. It's been so much fun taking her out and getting her worn in. However, in the last post, he mentioned we were going on a little test ride to St. Anne (3nm away). We pretty much choose the worst day. Beat into the wind and returned to Athena soaking wet after the trip 😆 it was fun nonetheless! 

In Martinique, we also went to the Banana Museum, and yes, it was just as exciting as it sounds. Then we went to the town of St. Marie to walk the tolombo. Which is a landform that develops over time between two formally separate landforms (see pictures below). If the tide is low enough, you can walk across to the St. Marie Islets and get a beautiful view of the town :)

Then we went to the town of St.Pierre on the other side of Martinique. It's known for being destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mt.Pelee in 1902. The Volcano killed almost all the citizens except one guy, Ludger Sylbaris. He was a prisoner who was placed in a small cell with few windows for solitary confinement right before the volcano erupted. That cell and the lack of windows ended up saving him from the gas fire caused by the volcano. Days later, a rescue crew found him in his cell (pictures of his cell below). 

We will be here in Roseau for a few days to see some sights around Dominica. Now that we are in the water, we can swim in (unlike in Le Marin in the packed mooring field). We can finally get in the water and clean the hull and sides of Athena. We'll be trying out our Blu3 tankless dive system for the first time to scrub the hull. We are very interested to see how well it works. It might be nice to clean the hull instead of having to get all our dive gear out. 

We will keep you posted on how it goes!

Mads proudly with the new precious baby :)

Our first test ride with the new outboard. 

The Banana Museum

Lots of Banana Plants behind us.

I crocheted a little pink fig banana on the way there to match the ones hanging on the tree behind me :)

The tombolo and St. Marie Islets

Walking acorss the tombolo.

The view from the top of the St Marie Islets.

St. Pierre, this fountain was a part of the town theater that was spared from the volcanic eruption. 

The infamous cell that saved Ludger's life during the eruption is in the bottom right corner.