The capital, Plymouth, was buried in ash by the first eruption and we walked around looking in 3rd floor windows and admiring lava bombs.

Drive to the southern end of the island and you are in the shadow of the still-active volcano.Can't be done though without special permits issued by the Police. It first erupted in 1995 and hasn't rea ...

We are anchored at the opposite end of the island to the volcano! This is one of only 2 anchorages left since the eruption.

Another day sail, this time from Guadaloupe to Montserrat. We must stand off 2 miles as the volcano is still active.

Wow! What a change. Anchored opposite the capital city of Martinique so we visit via the high speed ferry.

Another charming anchorage and a palm-fringed, sandy bay.

We've sailed up the west coast of this island whilst most sail down the east to the Tobago Keys - not disappointed!

3 weeks behind means we are going to have to pass more quickly than we planned through the island chain. Everything is crossed that there are more places like this.

We've spent a few weeks at the Grenada Yacht Club waiting for the fuel injector pump, so to keep busy we've made 4 new sun awnings to shade the deck, portholes and the like.

Lots of these little chaps up in the mountains as you trek along the trails.