Island of Flowers
MARTINIQUE
ARRIVED: 11/29/21 | DEPARTED: 12/1/21
ANCHORAGE: Saint-Pierre, Grand Anse, Fort de France
Protests fueled by vaccination mandates migrated from Guadeloupe to Martinique, following us there. We arrived to stringent curfews, police reinforcement sent from mainland France, and an island that was mostly shut-down and boarded up due to threats of looting and violence. And so, our Martinique visit was an abbreviated and restricted experience but a slice of history and a reminder of the on-going impacts of the Pandemic.
departing Dominica with our next stop, Martinique, in the distance.
Rolling seas at our back and now sailing parallel to Martinique- Saint-Pierre bound to clear customs.
an alley in Saint-Pierre with a clear view of Grace.
more alley views of Grace in this now-quiet town of Saint-Pierre.
Exiting our anchorage in Saint Pierre. Once referred to as "Paris of the Caribbean", Saint-Pierre was completely destructed by a volcanic eruption of Mount Pelée in 1902.
passing by Fort-de-France, an unexpectedly large island City.
Palm fan in Grande Anse
heading North (around the corner) to Martinique's capital, Fort-de-France after an evening in Grande Anse D’Arlet. The tiny nub on the end, Ilet a Ramiers, marks the turning point towards the 'big-city'.
Rainbow bordering Fort-de-France
