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 5/4/2026 Portsmouth, Dominica Up with the sun after a very calm and quiet night. The first music came on at 0730 and filled the anchorage with a modern reggae sound! We dinghied into the customs dock to check in. Customs was straight forward using sail clear prior to arrival. He took 30 EC, about $10 and sent us on our way to immigration a half mile up the coast. At the dinghy dock they fleeced us for $20 for parking! We found a dock close to the immigration office and tied up, nothing to lock up to. We walked to the immigration office, a few blocks, and quickly checked in with them. Along the way we found a Doctor’s Office that we need to visit, but they are closed today for the holiday, what holiday I do not know. Suzette and I both have earaches, too much swimming in bad water? How do you spell relief? We dinghied up to where the music was playing. This was a place called the Breakfast Village, a series of pop ups selling all sorts of breakfast goodies. We had a drink calle...
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 4/24/2026 Oranjestad Bay, Eustatius A little sprinkle in the morning quickly gave way to sunshine and light breezes. We got underway at about 0800 and sailed close hauled from Eustatius to the north end of St Kitts. Once in the lee of St Kitts the wind died and we motored down the coast to Basseterre to check in. There is a small anchorage at Basseterre and there were already 6 boats anchored. I found a spot in the middle and we dropped the hook. Satisfied with our anchor we enjoyed lunch before heading into customs and immigration. I read so many reviews about how terrible the check in process was here. They have 3 different websites to go to in order to complete your paperwork online and the fees looked high as well. I did my best with the forms, one in particular was very difficult. They wanted you to use the ISO 3611-1 five letter port codes for your port references. It is like the 3 letter airport codes, ie LAX, but for shipping ports. The first stop was customs; they wer...