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| Agave downwind sailing past Diamond Rock to round up the leeward coast of Martinique |
Martinique: stocked up on nice pates, cheese and wines. Both Agave and Felina spent a few days just doing boat repairs. Then it was all good times at the beach, beautiful anchorages, hikes, and a visit to the Depaz distillerie in St Pierre. It is located amidst gorgeous grounds, sugar cane fields all around, abundant lush vegetation on dramatic cliffs, view of the sea and set against the volcano, Mt Pelée as a brackdrop - just breathtaking. We also had a delicious creole lunch at their Le Moulin à Cannes restaurant - worth the hike up from St Pierre.
St Pierre was the the commercial, social, and cultural capital of the Caribbean at the turn of the 20th century with a population of 30,000 - the "Paris of the Caribbean". On May 8, 1902 volcanic eruptions eradicated the entire town with a lava, boiling gases and rocks killing everyone but 2: a cobbler and the famous Cyparis, imprisoned for murder in a stone cell. Many ruins still remain as post-disaster buildings have been built incorporating the old structures.
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| Petite Anse d'Arlet - on a walk to Grande Anse d'Arlet |
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| Petite Anse d'Arlet |
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| s/v Felina & s/v Agave at Anse d'Arlet |
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| St Pierre with Mt Pelée |
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| St Pierre after 1902 eruption |
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| St Pierre |
