Saint Lucia

On January 9th, after 20 days, we finally get to shout the famous words 'land ahoy' and the same evening, we arrive at our destination. We celebrate with the only bottle of wine that we had on board and dinghy to the mainland, only to notice that there is nothing open at this ungodly hour.

The next two days, we explore the neighborhood around the harbour. Beer and marijuana are plentiful, everything else less so. It's not very easy to travel around here except by boat, so this beautiful island remains somewhat of a mystery to me.

Since Martinique is a bigger island where I have a better chance of finding a boat to Colombia, Filip and I start looking for a free boat ride there.Read more