Island hopping from Martinique via Dominica & Guadeloupe to Antigua

We start in the beautiful bay of Le Marin in the south of the island of Martinique, a French overseas department, and sail via Saint-Pierre, which is dominated by the volcano Montagne Pelée, whose eruption in 1902 gave birth to the science of volcanology (interesting museum). We sail on to the natural island of Dominica, which is an independent state and still has individual populations of Caribbean natives, as well as a large number of endemic plants and animals. There are also sperm whales in a deep-sea trench off the island. which, with a bit of luck, can be seen from on board. The next destination is the Îles des Saintes, 7 islands that were mostly settled by Breton fishermen and politically belong to Guadeloupe. A completely different kind of Caribbean than on the islands where sugar cane was grown and the slave trade was practiced.
Guadeloupe, the butterfly island: With its mountainous western part and the absolutely worth seeing “Route de la Traversée”, the oldest marine reserve in the world, the “Reservé Jaques Cousteau” and the dreamlike beach “Plage de Grande Anse”. Last but not least, Deshaies was also the setting for the TV series “Death in Paradise”. The journey ends in Antigua with its 365 beaches (one beach for every day of the year) and its great sailing tradition.