FINALLY.... We received the lithium batteries ordered in China!  The weather is good and tonight we raise the anchor to continue westward.

 Tired of scratching the hull each week to remove algae, We have programmed a refit at the shipyard TOBY (Time Out) on the island of St Martin. It is at about 140 nautical miles from Guadeloupe and we pass by Montserrat and Nevis.

We enjoy to be in France to treat the nose of Philippe, What will it take 4 weeks... it is the opportunity to visit Guadeloupe. We found a beautiful island, wild and welcoming...

Stone has a very good memory of Martinique and is unanimously that we decide to do our next stop. Program tour Balata gardens, hiking, market creole... and the pleasure of being in a beautiful place.

Fortunately we have not listened to gossip about insecurity in Dominica. Everywhere we met people proud of their country, who greet us with a smile without begging or bothering us. The terrain is steep and lush vegetation.

It is St. Francis (Guadeloupe) that our friends Caroline, Jean-Marc, Marielle and Pierre-Henri board. Immediately on board we head for Marie Galante and waste no time to visit a rum factory.

Daily Antigua sees 3 or 4 ships that landed their hordes of passengers found everywhere on land and at sea… not our style!  Fortunately Barbuda is wild with beautiful beaches and protected lagoons...

Each finds its way (Tao!) and has got carried away by dreams in harmony with Nature