Crossing to Dominica - Anchored in Roseau

In my previous post, I closed by saying we would head to Les Saintes islands next, but I had completely forgotten about the whole island of Dominica before we reached Les Saintes. We stopped overnight in Roseau, the capital, and planned to sail on to Prince Rupert Bay on the northeast side of the island the following day.

Not a great selfie, but here we are...still smiling after a tense bit of anchoring...

Our crossing from Martinique to Dominica was exciting and a great sail. We had beautiful weather, 15 to 20 knot wind, and 6-10 foot waves. We anchored off the waterfront at Roseau, too late to check in with Customs as it was a holiday. Dominica calls itself "the nature island" and has national parks for hiking, botanical gardens, and of course the famous Trafalgar Falls and Emerald Pool. Victoria Falls are the highest falls on the island and are said to be spectacular. It does welcome cruise ships, so there are plenty of tourists, but there are fewer resorts and is less crowded than some other places we've visited. However, we were so tired once we anchored and knew we were only stopping for one night, so we did not go ashore. We were also somewhat unimpressed with the shoreline where we anchored; it was not inviting and poorly lit. Very loud music blasted all night long from two nearby locations. We made ourselves supper on board, watched the sunset, and went to bed--oh, and we did laundry. The music did not stop until about 4:30a.m.

Even though we were tired, we did laundry and managed to get the sheets hung on the lifelines to dry, just before sunset.

Kent, below, making supper and mixing our favorite rum drink, Ti Punch, as he watches me hang laundry...

The following day, off to Prince Rupert Bay!