Monthly Archives: March 2009

Roseau Botanical Gardens

This morning we took a walk around the gardens. They are more open and less formal than the splendid gardens we saw in Deshaies, Guadeloupe. It was quite restful to walk around the place. We also walked up the path … Continue reading

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One more day in Roseau

Having checked the weather forecast tomorrow’s conditions for sailing are far better than today’s. So we’re staying put another day. We can visit the Botanical Gardens in town and maybe visit the villages to the south.

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Last night in Dominica

Having arrived in Roseau we’ve been to town twice for final, final provisioning before leaving. The boat is now full of food so we can remain independent for at least 2 weeks with all our guests. I found some reasonably … Continue reading

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Arrived in Roseau

We’ve arrived in Roseau after a very gentle motor sail down from Portsmouth.  The mountains blocked the easterlies and although we had the sails up, they didn’t help a great deal.  Only incident was a bit of vibration on the … Continue reading

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Leaving Portsmouth

In under an hour we’ll be leaving Portsmouth and heading south to Roseau.  We’ve been here for two and a half weeks.  Every time we stay anywhere nice for a week or more we begin to feel settled and the … Continue reading

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