As expected, there was no wind until we took the turn into Prince Rupert Bay. 20kn on the nose for a short while, until we reached our pool position at one of the mooring buoys run under the well reputed PAYS association. Sitting on 4.5m depth only for a change! Fair winds…
Time has come to move on. Not that I am in a particular hurry but the prospect to stop after 18nm only in Portsmouth/Prince Rupert Bay at the northern tip of Dominica helps. Roseau will remain a highlight on this trip, no doubt. Portsmouth has a similar good reputation but different character. I am sure the adventure is going to continue.
Fair winds…
I have spent a week now here with the Seacat Team and enjoyed every moment except one night at which the swell drove me mad.
Octavius – alias Mr. Seacat – and his whole team have a very pleasant approach to entertain and educate you on Dominica and its treasures.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Highly recommended
for mooring and island adventures!
They come around 8am and leave around 6pm same day. During my walk into town this morning, I have seen, how the city is changing to accommodate hundreds of people, if not thousands. It is not uncommon that two cruise ships visit same day. Glad not many hikers among them…
I took the local minibus from Citronier to Scotts Head this afternoon. They stop while walking along the road on request. There is no fixed schedule. The first two cars stopping were regular taxis and they offered 25USD and 40USD for the 12km ride. Ripp off, nice try. Fist one not as greedy as the second one. I finally paid 4ECD equals to 1.85USD to get to my target destination. The music and its sound were excellent, the bus driver friendly and honest. He had on his list to bring some bread for someone and stopped at one of the many stalls along the road. In no time bread and money found new ownership.
It was a short walk at this special place, famous for its geology, history and nowadays snorkelling and diving activities.
Fair winds…
According to Mr. Green, my 20 year old tour guide organized by Mr. Seacat for today’s hike, you get 2-3 days like this per year! A result of the trade wind games described earlier. What a fortune! The Boiling Lake shows up on the left side of the photo, miles before we got there, which was a hard bit of work.
The cost for this tour comes close to 4000kcal. Well, if I believe my Polar Sport Tracker. The same device tells me we have done 15.71km over 950m altitude. Komoot is right on this special track as per the data below. So whatever the cost for this tour will be, I am going to relax, recharge, remember and enjoy the pain in any case!
Fair winds…
A strong low pressure system northeast of Bermuda is pushing the trade winds south. The no wind zone in between moves also south and becomes prevailing for the Antilles – the Lesser- and the Greater Antilles! This means less wind and more heat, which creates some thermic winds from increasing air over the islands. This increasing air is generating westerly winds during the day, sucking it in from the sea. Most anchorages in the Lesser Antilles are open to west and therefore unprotected. Depending on the weather model, the west wind shall peak on Thursday afternoon around 10-15kn. We have seen 12kn westerly winds before and it was manageable.
Following some consultation with Volker and Jan, I have therefore decided to stay a bit longer here in Roseau albeit being on my toes, in case I feel uncomfortable and prefer to leave. Rather spend the day at sea then compared to a rolling anchorage with a shore in my neck and mooring buoys….?!? I will keep monitoring as I am also tempted to do another hike tomorrow.
We shall be alright though. Let’s see.
Fair winds…
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