2026-05-17 St. Anne Martinique and off to St. Lucia for a boat week

We took a nice 5-mile hike along the coast to the south and east of St. Anne, Martinique with Breathe.  Nice trail, and mostly flat. 

Trail is nice and goes through some sparsely wooded areas

They paint red on the Manchineel trees to warn people that they can be poisonous

Monday we set sail early, and headed to St. Lucia. Nice sail in 17 to 22 knots on the beam, and our new reef line and block worked just great.   After anchoring we went in and had a nice lunch out with Breathe while waiting for customs to open up as they take a lunch break as well.  Enjoyed a very tasty meal, sitting inside and relaxing in the cool of an air-conditioned area.

Tuesday was a boat day.  Did laundry and relaxed.

Wednesday we took the bus to Mega Massey with Breathe.  Mega Massey is like a mini-Costco with bulk foods, kitchenware, and other miscellaneous. We did not need much, but it is always good to know what they have for re-provisioning when we head back north after hurricane season.

$59.99 Eastern Caribbean dollars for a two pack of Jif.   That is about $22 in USD

Thursday we went to town with Breathe to have a lunch out and check out the other grocery stores and mall about a mile walk away.  On the way there we passed a dentist that some other boaters we know had used, and gave a good review, so we stopped and checked them out.  Kris has not been to a dentist in a bit over 5 years, and 6 years for Dean.  A cleaning was only 60 USD, and they had openings in the afternoon so we booked it.

Continued walking and had a nice lunch out, then walked the mall and shopped at the Massey Gourmet grocery store - expensive but has stuff you won't find elsewhere.  

Lunch out

After lunch Breathe went to the normal grocery and we went to the dentist.

Dean and Kris both got good bills of dental health, no issues - Woo Hoo.   We then met up with Jason and Monica back at the marina, who were kind enough to wait for us - as we shared a dinghy ride in, and back to the boats.

Friday was a boat day.  Dean took the dinghy chaps off, and Kris restitched a lot of seams where the thread had degraded in the sun and was falling apart.

Saturday we decided to try to hike Pigeon Island Park and Fort Rodney, which forms the north end of the bay, but were turned away, as the park was still closed after last week's Jazz festival due to clean up.  With no other hiking close by, we returned to the boats for another boat day.

It has been windy all week, over 15 knots mostly, and we would like to move south, but the seas offshore are imposing, and although not dangerous, would make for an uncomfortable trip south to Bequia, which is our next stop.  It is a 70-mile trip, but about 35 miles is exposed to the rough seas, so that is why we are just hanging out waiting on the seas to subside a bit, as we are not in a hurry.