Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia Travel Journals & Blogs

Traveler Caribbean is Calling (2024)
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- Mar 1, 2024
- 🌬 28 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- Saint Lucia Gros-Islet Reduit Réduit Beach 14.068728, -60.95401714°4’7” N 60°57’14” W
Day 48
Maple Leaf flag
March 1 in Saint Lucia ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
Great sleeps at the dock! It is a quiet place and we are usually the early birds up at 6am and a walk down the dock to the washroom. This morning I did yoga with Susan (proceeds to Amy’s Place). Nikki was there and I did a time lapse video and then we talked medical insurance after (as she and Barry are from Canada).
Back on the boat to do some writing a boat chores… one being the raising of the Canadian flag. I brought one to the boat but felt it was strange for me to put it up. Brian was the one who got it out (it is a Canadian boat after all), so I proudly hoisted it.
We had breakfast after yoga, and Elvis was working away at stripping the varnish. Then we headed to Derm Med Rx to see Dr Joseph. Brian had been before to just get checked for skin cancer and I thought it would be prudent to do the same. All was good for both of us, and it only cost me $130Cnd. The medicine on the other hand, basically mole/ spot removers, was going to cost me $200 so I declined and will us some of Brian’s (who got the same).
Afterwards we got groceries (almost $350usd) and carried it back to the boat (I got cat treats for all the strays). Then went to hardware store to grab paint stripper and to the pharmacy.
We paid Elvis before we left and I calculated it wrong (in EC not USD), so we walked back to straighten it out. Once we got back we had supper (salmon and salad and ocra) and went to a street party in Gros Ilets and just walk through. Lots of miles on the pedometer today! Stopped for an ice cream on the way back and then to bed as we were both tired!Read more
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Traveler Strong Sails around the world
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- Jan 6, 2024
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- Saint Lucia Gros-Islet Rodney Bay Ravine Castagne 14.076341, -60.94799114°4’35” N 60°56’53” W
Day 140
Ein neuer Motor für Mini-Jonny
January 6 in Saint Lucia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Zum ersten Mal haben wir uns mit einen Hilferuf an euch gewendet! An und für sich, haben wir unsere Reise finanziert. Unser Budget ist klein. Doch wir wollen es schaffen! Wir hatten nicht damit gerechnet, dass unser Außenborder so schnell aufgibt und um so glücklicher waren wir, als zahlreiche Broadcast-Leser uns eine kleine Unterstützung haben zukommen lassen.
Gestern konnten wir endlich in Saint Lucia unseren neuen Außenborder entgegen nehmen. 9.8 PS Tohatsu - und somit sogar etwas stärker als der alte. Der Testlauf zurück an Bord lief tadellos und nun freuen wir uns darauf; die Tobago Cays per Boot erkunden zu dürfen!
Wir möchten uns hiermit bei allen bedanken, die unsere Reise begleiten und natürlich ganz im Speziellen für die Unterstützung!Read more
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Miss Salty auf großer Reise
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- Feb 3, 2024, 11:01am
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 46 ft
- Saint Lucia Gros-Islet Rodney Bay Ravine Castagne 14.075881, -60.94862414°4’33” N 60°56’55” W
Day 182
36 | Saint Lucia
February 3 in Saint Lucia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Nach erfolgreichem Mast-Kletter-Großfall-Schäkel-lösen-Operation auf dem Offenem Meer, stehen wir um 11 Uhr schon bei der Immigration. Wir wussten, wenn wir uns bereits vorher online anmelden würde es schneller gehen, aber ganz ehrlich? Wir haben Zeit und eigentlich geht es auch doch recht fix. 140 EC$ kostet das ganze, nun noch schnell im Marinaoffice anmelden und wir sind total überrascht, dass hier die Nacht nur umgerechnet 35€ kostet. Der Wechselkurs von Euro in East Carribean Dollar liegt bei 1:3 oder 0,34€/1EC$. Ca. eine Stunde später dann kommt der ersteeeeeeee Café Latte, für Mela Iced Latte sogar mit Schaum (wichtig) und ein wohl verdientes Frühstück, yummie!
Wir wussten, dass St. Lucia nicht ganz günstig ist, aber bisher ist uns nichts unangenehmes aufgefallen. Die Restaurants und Cafés haben ca. deutsche, naja sagen wir mal so Hamburger Preise.
Preislich überrascht werden wir dann sowohl im Yachtshop als auch im Supermarkt. Die Supermärkte sind schweine teuer, nicht mal die Einheimischen können uns sagen wie die Leute hier überleben. Schweineteuer bedeutet 7€ für eine Packung Cherrytomaten, 2€ pro Apfel, 10€ pro Kilo Salat, 5€ eine Packung Gouda, 6€ für Milch und und und. Beim ersten Einkauf gehe ich mit 33 Teile und 111€ ärmer aus dem Supermakt, aiaiai. Lohnt es sich da eher essen zu gehen?

Die erste Woche verbringen wir komplett damit Miss Salty wieder auf Vordermann zu bringen: Wäsche, putzen und aufräumen von innen und außen, Schränke u.a. mit den Vorräten umräumen, einkaufen klar, die Fock zum Segelmacher bringen, die Fockschoten tauschen, Diesel umfüllen, den Kicker umbauen, das Dinghy waschen, denn dort ist der Müll ausgelaufen, ekelhaft. Die Positionslichter reparieren, Ventilatoren kaufen und anbringen (die Nächte sind sehr heiß), Sonnenschutzteile und Lukencovers beim Segelmacher bestellen. Wir sind auf der Suche nach einem E-Winscher oder zumindest einem leistungsstärkeren Akkuschrauber für unseren Winschaufsatz. Und es geht natürlich noch mal hoch in den Mast das Großfall lösen, welches ja von der Rolle gerutscht ist und sich festgezogen hat.Read more
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Traveler Caribbean is Calling (2024)
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- Feb 24, 2024
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- Saint Lucia Gros-Islet Rodney Bay Ravine Castagne 14.074922, -60.94892814°4’30” N 60°56’56” W
Day 42
Full Sails to next country
February 24 in Saint Lucia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Up early and had coffee, writing, nice breakfast and then dealt with gathering the stern anchor. While we were out with the dinghy Daniel flagged us. He was having trouble with his dinghy engine and wanted a ride to La Morin (a considerable distance via dinghy). Brian suggested he might sail there, but Daniel asked if we would see if any other boats would take him…. As we were leaving in the opposite direction. We spoke to a Catamaran in the bay and they were also from Brittany — we explained Daniels situation and the guy said he would go help. As we were leaving and hoisting the anchor he headed over. We lamented to leave our newfound friend but we were moving to Saint Lucia, some 35miles away.
Sails up and we had a wonderful crossing to Rodney Bay. As we entered the harbour we saw Kalunamoo coming in as well. The plan was to go to the marina and Brian hailed them on VHF and they offered F1, but he wasn’t sure where it was so we said we would get back to them, but couldn’t reach. Brian called them on the phone but continued to proceed to the Marina, looking for F1. We were going to the very end on the main dock. I had to yell at the water taxi guy to move his boat so we could back in. Always a little unnerving but Brian did a great job.
We went to check in and it went smoothly…. Also stopped to buy fruit from the stands and local fruit boat.
This is the exact same location Brian was in early last February when his marriage dissolved and his wife left, to never return to the boat except to gather her things in Maine. I suspect it will be difficult memories for him (and Karen and he speaks to her often).
He was at the marina for 5 week last time, so he knows ALOT of the workers and people at the dock. We went for a walk of the docks, and visited a boat called Aquarella that he remember from last year (Evelyn and Terry). She does watercolours and invited us aboard to see some of them.
It was nice to be at dock and have access to showers and toilets and restaurants although we both had sea legs for awhile.
We went to eat at the sushi restaurant in the evening before returning to Lorena. We are hooked up to shore power which means not having to run the generator or worry about power for a few days. We decided to watch another version of Mid Summer Nights Dream ~ director, Julie Taymore. As I am not a TV person we only got through part of it before retiring to bed.Read more
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Traveler Caribbean is Calling (2024)
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- Feb 25, 2024, 10:29am
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- Saint Lucia Gros-Islet Rodney Bay Ravine Castagne 14.074686, -60.94989814°4’29” N 60°56’60” W
Day 43
Saint Lucia
February 25 in Saint Lucia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A great sleep with air conditioning running all night. Brian, still shaken by the murder of Ralph and Kathy, locks everything down even though we are on a dock with security.
Laundry was gathered and picked up at the dockside (by Pat on golf carts that go zooming by). Garbage is also collected right at the slip and people continue to stream by. One couple came and recalled Brian’s carnage last year (hand in cast and wife left), wondering who I was in the mix. A bit awkward but I tell them we are a new couple.
I work for a bit and then we make our way to the town of Rodney Bay, and then beyond to Reduit Beach (by the Starfish Hotel).
We walk the beach and then decide to go for a little swim. It is fun to play in the water beside Brian! He didn’t do any art, but it poured rain and I was worried his pad would get soaked, so covered it up. While waiting the rain out, under a big tree, we snapped a few selfies, which Brian later posted to Facebook (inflaming his “soon to be ex” as he calls Karen, and exposing our new found love to the world).
On our way back from the beach we stop at the grocery store and pick up a few things, including Quality Street candy in the form of a chocolate bar. In the evening we went for drinks with a number of the Salty Dawgs that were at the marina as well. It was nice to socialize, but it was loud and we didn’t stay for to long. (Cathy, Brian, Phill (Dragonfly), Fred (Isola), Barry (Momentum), Ted (Raven), Bob (Pandora), Nikki, Heather, Barbara, Bill & Maureen (Kalunamoo), Muna, Anne.
Back to the boat to watch more Mid Summers Night Dream and to bed.Read more
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Traveler Caribbean is Calling (2024)
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- Feb 27, 2024
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- Saint Lucia Gros-Islet Rodney Bay Ravine Castagne 14.074703, -60.94982514°4’29” N 60°56’59” W
Day 45
Work Days
February 27 in Saint Lucia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Up and had coffee and then off to yoga with Susan in the morning. It was a combo of Qigong and yoga. Interesting poses and movements, but since she wasn’t a yoga teacher the queuing was not great. Afterwards I went and grabbed a coffee as I had lots of work ahead of me. Brian hollered at me from upstairs as he was getting his delivered batten and panel… we carried both back to the boat. The batten was wound tight and hurt both myself and more so the boats we tried to gently open the coil.
I set up in the pilothouse and worked for about 10-12 hour to try and finish off stuff for SJTC but time eluded me, and at 10pm Brian convinced me to go to bed and awake early to finish, which I did.
I took some mini breaks during the day secure the spare batten in the boom and help mount the solar panel. Also took an ice cream break — lemon and chocolate sorbet. So good under the full moon!
Tuesday was much the same. I delivered to SJTC and had a presentation to LexisNexis for FTHS.
Since I have worked most of the time in Saint Lucia and we were supposed to leave tomorrow I asked Brian if we could stay longer. Mid afternoon we went to the Marina office and extended our stay to Saturday, which I was super grateful!
While I was working, Brian did a pastel, chatted with locals, bought fruit, TDS the pilothouse window and wrote. He was so supportive!
In the evening we had to buy Mid Summers again so we could finish it….. I definitely prefer this version and after reading it and seeing two movies I kinda understand it …lolRead more
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Traveler Caribbean is Calling (2024)
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- Feb 28, 2024
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- Saint Lucia Gros-Islet Reduit Réduit Beach 14.081189, -60.95418914°4’52” N 60°57’15” W
Day 46
Horseback Riding
February 28 in Saint Lucia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Today I went to “yoga” again and Nikki joined me. I made our normal breakfast of yogurt, granola and fruit in the morning.
I was able to wrap up work early and we decided to go for a walk to Gros Islet. We walked through the streets, looking for places to do art. It was great to be in a neighborhood with locals. We went to the waterfront beach and we were hot so opted to strip down to underwear and go for a swim, as one of the local kids were doing next to a wharf. We swam and then sat to dry off. In the distance I noticed a guy had a horse and was running it, and the horse was rolling in the sand. I said to Brian I would get to see it. I waved as he went by but the jockey didn’t stop. Next time he brought her out to the water for a swim and I went out too. Eventually we started to chat and he races this 11 year old Arabian, that is only 12 hands high. He offer to let me ride (bareback, in my thongs and bra), so I said sure! What a thrill to walk and trot with this horse, bareback, in the water.
Later, on the walk back, we met a guy who was French (earlier we were trying to learn some Pigeon/ Creole language …. How are you: Sac-a-fait; I am great: March bien) so Brian enjoyed chatting with him.
Back to the boat after a long walk home through various neighborhoods. Time for a shower and then supper and bed.Read more
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Traveler Sainte Lucie
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- Nov 11, 2022, 4:00pm
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Saint Lucia Gros-Islet Reduit Réduit Beach 14.080594, -60.9528814°4’50” N 60°57’10” W
Day 2
Rodney bay 1
November 11, 2022 in Saint Lucia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Les prenons la direction de Rodney bay pour la friday night : une fête très réputée dans notre petit microcosme.
Voiture automatique, conduite à gauche . Finalement les réflexes reviennent vite.
Nous passe dans l'après-midi à la plage Éric est parti se baigner ,un charmant jeune homme me tient compagnie. Visiblement, il a déjà commencé la fête depuis un certain temps. Il me laisse en souvenir de notre conversation des créations originales.Read more
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Traveler Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia
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- Dec 12, 2019, 3:54pm
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- Saint Lucia Gros-Islet Rodney Bay Ravine Castagne 14.074838, -60.94852314°4’29” N 60°56’55” W
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Day 19
Wir sind da!!!
December 12, 2019 in Saint Lucia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Wir sind da! Begreifen können wir es noch nicht! Die letzten 18 Tage waren schon sehr beeindruckend und haben uns so ziemlich alles abverlangt! Die Dame auf dem Foto bringt den RUMPUNSCH!! 🤪🤪🤪 Nach einem waren wir „Knille“ 🥳😉.
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Traveler Congratulation!!! Überirdisch was die 3 Vollbartträger da geleistet haben! Ohne Mast-und Schotbruch bei diesen Bedingungen in die Karibik zu düsen! Chapeau! Grüßle vom Wurmberger Werner
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Traveler Ahoi und willkommen an Land Ihr Seebären! Ich glaube ja immer noch, dass Ihr Platz 11 direkt angesteuert habt - für den kleinen Schnaps on top ;-)
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Traveler Ein DREIFACHES Hoch auf euch Unerschrockenden-Erfahrungsreichen-Helden. Ich freue mich sehr das ihr wieder rechtzeitig nach Hause kommt. Die Raktenexperten und NIColaus warten schon sehnsüchtig auf euch. Tolle Leitung-Chapeau - Iris
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Traveler Karibik Segeltörn 2019
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- Oct 31, 2019, 6:38am
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Saint Lucia Gros-Islet Reduit Rodney Bay 14.07762, -60.9644914°4’39” N 60°57’52” W
Day 6
Ciao Rodney Bay
October 31, 2019 in Saint Lucia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Nach dem wir hier 2 Nächte verbracht haben geht die Fahrt weiter.
Gestern waren wir mit baden und warten auf den Reparaturdienst beschäftigt. 1 Kühlschrank ist ausgestiegen. Geht natürlich gar nicht, der Alkohol muss gekühlt werden.

Heute bewölkt aber fast kein Wind, darum gehts mit Motor zum nächsten Ziel.Read more
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