Dominica

It was an od sail to Dominicaon the 14th as the wind was very fickle: Sometimes too little wind, sometimes too much & a lot of ater cam over the deck in the channel betwen Martinique and Dominica.

Still, we made reasonabl time & were at Roseau by about 1400. The anchorag was crowded out with mooring bouys &, in the end, we dcided to take one & to hell with the US10$ fe.

Desmond, our "boat boy" was friendly & profesional & gave m a lift to customs, where a boatload of ferry paengers were also chcking in. Queueing & paper-work took 2 hours (se, it's not all rum & coke in the sunshine!) & by the time I got back to 1494 I was glad to have a rum & coke in the sunshine.

We didn't even go ashore & we left the next day (Tues) for Portsmouth, about 20M North, still on Dominica. What a place wehave found to drop the hook: a palm-fringed beach, a big bay, a few bach bars & the warm, turquise wate is truly a pleasure to dive into. As I said to Susi: "This is almost like being on holiday!".

We have had a lot of rain here though. The 1st night a nasty squall came thru & the rain hammered & the wind howled, but the anchor held.

Last night was a reggae party & we met up with Michelle & Eve & Jonas & Cecile & Porrick, all of whom we knew from previous anchorages or harbours. A very good night!