We set sail Monday from Rodney Bay, St. Lucia to St. Anne, Martinique. It was the shake down sail & we had an East wind of 17-20 knots with speeds of 5.5 - 7.2 knots, waves were close to 10 feet & we sailed along really great. The new Mr. Auto got a great workout & performed flawlessly. 
We saw flying fish, booby birds & the Customs helicopter, which took our picture & hovered off, we waved & I took their picture as well. We practiced our heaving too & enjoyed a cold Piton beer.
Carried on & arrived, anchored in Martinique by 4pm, what a wonderful day.
While we were anchoring, we saw the biggest sea turtle we've ever seen, just gorgeous.
Back to our experiences, we saw the Green Flash, actually (I, Vicki, saw it twice, once onboard & once while I was swimming in the water! Great to experience that)!!
We all sat on the foredeck with a glass of vin rouge & watched the stars, what could be better than that, lights on the hills, peaceful, anchoring lights coming on, oh, just beautiful!
We awoke Tuesday morning to the aroma of Brian's coffee.....Nectar of the Gods, I must say!
We ventured into Town with the Mothership to get some provisions, copious amounts of vin, Biere & Fromage. The prices were fairer here than in St Lucia. Had a French lunch at The Sextaint, Doug ordered kangaroo, & we are not even in Australia, which we all tried a bit & it tasted similar to Roast beef, we all enjoyed our lunch.
Than it was back to the anchorage in St Anne, where we swam, snorkelled & had a delicious steak dinner aboard Peace & Plenty. THE HELL HERE NEVER ENDS!
Tomorrow morning we are dingying over to Town to have a coffe & croissant to have Internet to post this blog. After that, we are going on a hike along with Tarentala, Al & Michelle, to Saline Ponds.
We have met so many Friends of Brian & Lorna, which only emphasizes the fact that Cruisers are great, friendly, helpful people.
Stay tuned....Peace & Plenty back to 68....
Doug & Vicki
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