Fort de France, Martinique

We moved today from St. Pierre, Martinique to Fort de France today. First, we went to Anse Mitan because - according to past experience, and our cruising guide - they "have" a fuel dock off the marina at the big hotel there. Well, after we motored down this morning and got anchored, we took the dinghy ashore to clear into customs. Turns out, the dock was blown away - probably by a hurricane. So, no fuel and, as we found out later, no customs.

Now we had to either take a ferry across the bay and go to Fort de France (the capital city of Martinique), or just take Tahina. After a nice lunch in Anse Mitan, we decided to move Tahina. Two miles later, we dropped the hook next to Fort St. Louis. A short walk to a nearby chandlery (with english-speaking French-Canadian owners) and we were able to clear into customs on a computer there. Yay!

Now, I'm sitting at a nice Internet cafe while Karen shops at a grocery store. Then we'll do some shopping before heading back to Tahina. Tomorrow we hope to do some sightseeing. That's all for now!