Leaving Dominica

It is approaching 9 PM and we are getting ready for bed. The sail is uncovered, the dinghy roped and tied, and most things tidied up for a day of sailing.

We'll rise in the dark and wait for some light to allow us to navigate through the anchored boats and out into the Caribbean Sea. Our weather advisor Denis advises that tomorrow is the best day of the week to travel back to Martinique, but the information he provided conflicts with 3 other sources. Regardless, the worst we will see is 22 knots, and 9 foot waves. As long as the waves are not too close together, we'll be able to do the 5 hours between the islands. The whole trip is 3 hours down the side of the island, 5 hours across the open water, and about another hour into a little town called Saint Pierre. We expect no trouble; and indeed, have inspected our fishing gear.

Chances are poor that we will have WIFI there, so there may be a little delay before our next weblog.