Another virtuoso performance from Jesse James – he really is a very special tour guide. Yesterday we had a tour of La Brea Pitch Lake in the south of Trinidad which was totally amazing, the eighth wonder? Perhaps not, but there are only 2 others in the world and I don’t suppose you’d be allowed […]
Freya of Clyde and Ballerina Girl didn’t actually make it to French Guiana so missed out on the Night at the NOSCARS – but last night that was remedied and we gathered at a lovely Indian restaurant in Port of Spain where Don very generously treated us all to dinner and we had a re-run […]
We really didn't want to have to come back to Trinidad this season but with the various repairs that need to be done - fridge (again, we hear you say!!), wind generator, mast head lamp, broken stopcock handle and a number of chandlery items to replace - before our next 700nm adventure, it made sense […]
What an amazing, action packed adventure we have had visiting Guyana, Suriname & French Guiana. The fun started at the inaugural dinner in Trinidad and ended with a final Rally Dinner of moules and frites and the Noscar Awards Ceremony (Not Only Super Capable Also Resilient) in St Laurent du Maroni. We’ve sailed 1650nm in […]
Formalities for yachts are somewhat laborious in Suriname so we took a shortcut; Nereid’s Rally organised for us to cross the river by water taxi and a car took us to Paramaribo. First off was lunch where we enjoyed ‘Pom’ the local dish made from grated tajer (elephant leaf) and chicken – rich, slightly sweet […]
How did Papillon ever survive the brutal regime of the Transportation Camp (prison) that made St Laurent du Maroni famous? On Saturday, we had an amazing VIP guided tour of the prison which brought notoriety to the Maroni River area: man’s inhumanity to man will never cease to amaze us. On a completely different note, […]
Who would have thought it, we were in French Guiana at exactly the right time to see Ariane 5 launched into space carrying ‘Sky Muster’ and ‘ARSAT-2’ satellites. It was, however, a bit of a performance to actually get to the launch-site but we reckon well worth it. We dinghied ashore at 8.30am; were driven […]