Saturday 12th January 2008
We have managed to leave Martinique and are now moored in Roseau, the capital of Dominica. The island has a population of 74,000 and they would all fit into Croke Park with room to spare! This place has the highest mountain in the Carribean and the highest rainfall too. Tomorrow, we are taking a day trip with one of the tour guides. Don't know where we're going though, could be interesting.
It was a lovely sail over to here, clocking 9.6 on the log and arriving in plenty of time to clear through customs. Only 2 forms to fill out and as we are here for less than 14 days, it also included our check out as well! There is a new, young (34, I think), prime minister and he has a campaign to encourage yachts to visit. The 1st thing he did was overhaul the Customs & Immigration policies to ease all the paperwork. He succeeded!!
Welcome to the BlueFlyer blog...here Hugh and the crew will endeavor to keep you up-to-date as BlueFlyer sails around the world for a second time! This time Melbourne to South Africa, then Brazil, through the Panama Canal, through the Pacific Islands and back to Melbourne.
What's this blog about...?
- The BlueFlyer adventure
- This is the blog of Hugh's second round-the-world sail on BlueFlyer, a 49ft Jeanneau. The first trip took Hugh and Val from Dublin to Melbourne in 2007-08. This trip will take Hugh and his crew from Melbourne to South Africa, Brazil, the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal and the Pacific Islands, and back to Melbourne again. Check out all the latest happenings on board as Hugh navigates his way around the world!
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