Antigua & Barbuda
Antigua We entered Antigua at Mosquito Bay, outside Jolly Harbour, as our port of entry to check in. It was a beautiful big bay with pure white sand and you got a feel of the ‘picture postcard’ caribbean sailing along the coast. Check in was very formal here! We were asked for a list of […]
Dominica and Guadaloupe
Dominica Dominica is another ex-British colony and it fascinated us to see that the ex-British islands are run so very differently to their French owned neighbours! The geography of the islands is also so different, and whilst Martinique had many beaches and bays, Dominica is much more rocky with only a couple of viable moorings […]
Martinique
After leaving Saint Vincent and the Grenadines our next stop was Martinique. A word about the sailing We haven’t written much about the sailing between the islands as it was all very similar – a bit like being in the Solent but a lot warmer!! What we mean by that is it was windy and […]
Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
Union Island Union Island was the first island we visited outside of the Grenadian territory and had always been the first destination in our minds. The island was devastated by Hurricane Beryl in 2024, and we had read that they were only just beginning to rebuild. Knowing that tourism plays such a vital role in […]
Grenada
Land Ho! We arrived in Grenada early on 7th February, to a beautiful rising sun. We were close behind another Viking boat called Sea Dreamer, who had slowed down to arrive in the daylight. It was quite thrilling and a little surreal to be back near to land – Jenni thought that the previous weeks […]
Mindelo, Cape Verde
We arrived into Mindelo, Sao Vicente in Cape Verde, on 13th January after our 6 day passage from Gran Canaria. We were supposed to be in Cape Verde for six days, however it ended up being ten, as we (Viking Explorer skippers) collectively extended the stay due to heavy weather and big seas at the […]
Madeira to The Canary Islands
Back to where we know This next leg was quite meaningful for Yanula Blue – as it was taking her back to where we had bought her in Lanzarote! The Canaries are also islands that we know quite well as we spent a lot of our holidays on various islands as well as learning to […]
Muxia to Madeira – Avoiding Orcas!!
After being in A Coruna (or La Coruna as it is sometimes called) and with very little wind – and importantly no reported orca interactions, we decided to make our way around the corner to Muxia. It was a long motor, with a constant orca watch, but we were happy to arrive in the cute […]
Friends in France
Arrivals Sarah and Mel had driven in their VW van from UK and we were excited to see them! We had also been sending tons of things to their house via Amazon and other UK providers, and Mel had been helping Chris ensure the fittings he had ordered for a shower system on the stern […]
Observations about France
We really enjoyed our time exploring France – it is very like the UK in so many ways … yet so different in so many more!! The regions, the food, the housing and the people are varied … yet alike! The main things we learnt from our time here – which was nearly 5 months […]