Hurricane Maria devastated Dominica (pr: dom-ih-knee-kah) whose pronunciation is such in order to distinguish it from the Dominican Republic. It’s a small, English-speaking (Creole is also spoken while the native Caribs have a settlement here as well as their own language), and independent island, sandwiched between the two French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. It’s also the second poorest Caribbean… Read more →
The sailing community, on and around the lovely island of Grenada, is quite large and fairly well-established. That’s because this island is so far south and on the “Hurricane Line” (12º 40′ N). Cruisers from around the world, many annually, go to one of a variety of safe anchorages around the island to avoid hurricane season. Many of those that… Read more →
I’d say it was more of a glow than a “flash”, actually. If you’ve never heard of this flashing business, let me enlighten (geeky pun intended). There’s something called the “green flash” which is an optical phenomenon that occurs at the tail end of a sunset just as the sun slips below the horizon. Supposedly it can be seen in… Read more →