Monthly Archives: February 2009

This morning we swam ashore and climbed up to the top of the hill to see the ruins of yet another old fort and an old attempt to build a resort on the island. We then went snorkeling. Apart from … Continue reading →

After the rain stopped this morning things went almost to plan. We walked/climbed up to Fort Napoleon and it was open. It quite a solid castle for such a small island. Much of it had turned into gardens and there … Continue reading →

Right now it’s raining hard. Dignity is getting the salt washed off but we sure ain’t climbing the hill to the fort just yet.

After a light breakfast of fruit we moved Dignity back to Le Bourg – roughly where we were yesterday but further out. We ended up anchoring in 50 feet of water which is much deeper than we’ve anchored before. We … Continue reading →

Our walk to Fort Napoleon was nice but incomplete as the fort was closed. Turns out it is only open in the mornings. Our intention was to go back this morning but now I’m not so sure. On our return … Continue reading →