RAVEN - Atlantic Circuit 2021-22 - Tuesday 25th. -WTB

Tuesday 25th. -WTB

RAVEN - Atlantic Circuit 2021-22

Richard Foulkes

Sat 29 Jan 2022 09:19

Dominica has the Caribbean’s only long distance trail , the Wai’tikubuli National Trail (WTB), which zig zags from south to north. The whole thing takes 10-14 days (and needs to be done on a future visit!) , on Tuesday I did the last two sections 13&14 in the north .
Trail varies between dense undergrowth and open path, with a section along the shoreline at base of cliffs. Fab scenery with great views across to Guadeloupe and Marie Galante. I saw no other walkers all day and shared the trail only with goats, crabs and lizards.
A conveniently sited beach cafe Keepin’ItReal provided good refreshment towards the end!

Blog Entries

2022

Jun 2022

Sun 19 Jun 10:37
Wed 8 Jun 16:12
- Made it
- The Big Breakfast
Tue 7 Jun 14:46
- South of the Isles of Scilly
Mon 6 Jun 18:23
- Getting closer
Sun 5 Jun 12:50
- A nice peaceful Sunday morning
Sat 4 Jun 17:10
- Good news - We have ignition
Fri 3 Jun 10:00
- What a difference a day makes
Wed 1 Jun 11:33
- Is it really June?!

May 2022

Tue 31 May 10:55
- Tuesday part 2
- The next corner
- Monday turn
Mon 30 May 08:11
- YES , we really are here!!
Sun 29 May 11:21
- We had a stowaway
Sat 28 May 10:19
- Grey skies and dark nights
Fri 27 May 18:12
- Strangers in the night
Thu 26 May 09:37
- Just passed 40 degrees north
Wed 25 May 18:28
- The first evening
- Horta astern
- We are on our way
Tue 24 May 00:29
- Much good news
Sat 21 May 12:13
- Repairs and snags
- Monday 16th - Recovery day
Tue 17 May 09:57
- Pics
- Farewell to Louise and Ollie
- We did it!!
- Passage data round up
- Standing on the shoulders of giants
Sun 15 May 05:45
- Made it!
Sat 14 May 16:51
- A challenging last day
Fri 13 May 18:14
- Calm before the storm
Thu 12 May 17:13
- All hands on deck
- Thursday - quick update
Wed 11 May 14:06
- Crew Takeover!
Mon 9 May 13:20
- a good Monday morning
Sun 8 May 15:57
- Over half way......
Sat 7 May 12:15
- The dolphins like this bit of ocean
Fri 6 May 13:46
- Louise sets the challenge
Thu 5 May 12:42
- Close hauled overnight
Wed 4 May 11:16
- A shame about the carrot and spinach dal
Tue 3 May 16:43
- Tracker
- Tuesday 3rd - Slow and ? steady
Mon 2 May 11:26
- A good first day
Sun 1 May 13:37
- Farewell tree girl !
- On our way
- RAVEN position tracker
- Win one, lose one!
- The big cook off

Apr 2022

Fri 29 Apr 13:53
- Family Day Sail
- New crew have got to work
Tue 26 Apr 15:36
Sun 17 Apr 23:18
- Farewell Bilal and Mark
- Some pics from BVI to berm
Thu 14 Apr 16:46
- The strain of command
- St George’s Bermuda
Wed 13 Apr 09:42
- Final straight to Bermuda
Tue 12 Apr 17:23
- A varied last 24 hours
Mon 11 Apr 12:21
- That cold front was COLD !
Sun 10 Apr 11:30
- Well over half way
Sat 9 Apr 12:31
- We have left the tropics
Fri 8 Apr 10:14
- A good first day on passage
Thu 7 Apr 14:56
- Leaving Virgin Gorda
- Wednesday 6th - A gentle start to the passage
Mon 4 Apr 00:04
- Farewell to Amy
Sat 2 Apr 12:22
- Brandywine
- The best BVI beach?

Mar 2022

Wed 30 Mar 22:50
- Tuesday/Wed 28/29 - Valley Trunk
Tue 29 Mar 14:38
- Monday 21st - BVI lap 3 begins
Mon 28 Mar 10:24
- First Wordle failure!
Sat 26 Mar 09:38
- Preps for the return crossings
- More joy with BVI Customs & Immigration
- Good news pictures!
Thu 24 Mar 20:52
- Mt Sage - another island peak
Tue 22 Mar 13:05
- (no subject)
- (no subject)
- (no subject)
- Monday /Tuesday 21&22
Mon 21 Mar 10:26
- 18:26.565N 64:45.133W
- Sunday 20th - to Sandy Cay and JVD
- Saturday 19th - Anegada road trip
Sat 19 Mar 11:23
- Friday 18th - up to Anegada
Fri 18 Mar 14:08
- Thursday 17th - to Bitter End
Thu 17 Mar 09:17
- Wednesday 16th - Some technical hitches
- Tuesday 15th - Where shall we eat?
- (no subject)
Tue 15 Mar 11:00
- Monday 14th - to Norman Island
Sun 13 Mar 20:04
- Saturday/Sunday 12/13
Sat 12 Mar 10:02
- Friday 11th - to Norman Island
Fri 11 Mar 10:42
- Thursday 10th - Jost Van Dyke
- (no subject)
Thu 10 Mar 16:36
- (no subject)
- Wednesday 9th - down to Beef Island
- (no subject)
Wed 9 Mar 08:56
- ARC articles in Yachting World and Monthly
- Tuesday 8 - up to Anegada
Mon 7 Mar 21:25
- Crew supper @ Bitter End
- Monday 7th - to the Bitter End
- Sunday 6th - Valley Trunk Bay
Sun 6 Mar 08:08
- Saturday 5th - Brandywine Bay
Fri 4 Mar 17:53
- Friday 4 - BVI entry
- Thursday 3 - up to BVIs
- Wednesday 2nd - Saba stop
Wed 2 Mar 08:13
- Breakfast chef Jon is back onboard!
- Nevis anchorage
- A wet crossing to Nevis
Tue 1 Mar 09:24
- Sunday lunch in Antigua

Feb 2022

Sat 26 Feb 02:05
Fri 25 Feb 21:12
- All Change
Thu 24 Feb 21:20
Sun 20 Feb 16:26
- Saturday 19th - Another soaking up a mountain
Fri 18 Feb 22:17
Wed 16 Feb 18:11
Tue 15 Feb 20:34
- Sunday- Les Saintes part 2
Sun 13 Feb 10:06
- Weevils in the rice!
- Les Saintes - part1
Thu 10 Feb 20:00
- …..and arrived in Guadeloupe
- We have left Dominica
Wed 9 Feb 13:52
- Tuesday 8th. - Back to Portsmouth
- New crew get the Dominica experience
Sun 6 Feb 21:05
- Rainbows
Tue 1 Feb 22:03
- Tuesday 1st - Morne Diablotin

Jan 2022

Mon 31 Jan 10:13
- Sunday 30th - Boiling Lake
- Saturday 29th - lake hikes and Ti Tou Gorge
Sat 29 Jan 09:54
Tue 25 Jan 19:25
Wed 19 Jan 19:32
Tue 18 Jan 19:00
Sun 16 Jan 22:32
- Mt Gimie
Thu 6 Jan 17:14
Sun 2 Jan 19:46

2021

Dec 2021

Wed 29 Dec 22:23
Fri 24 Dec 17:46
Thu 23 Dec 09:30
- Pitons
Wed 22 Dec 20:36
Sat 11 Dec 16:50
- We made it!
Fri 10 Dec 15:04
- Under 100 miles to go
Thu 9 Dec 17:55
- Full mainsail at last!
Wed 8 Dec 17:42
- Panic over - we found another 3 rolls!
Tue 7 Dec 15:41
- The caffeine fast is broken
Mon 6 Dec 18:39
- Good to be back with Marie Antoinette
Sun 5 Dec 15:48
- Onwards to the west
Sat 4 Dec 14:30
- Hastings
Fri 3 Dec 18:19
- Genoa sorted
Thu 2 Dec 17:07
- Can one eat too many bananas?

Nov 2021

Tue 30 Nov 20:05
- News flash
- Day 10 without caffeine or alcohol
- Day 10 without caffeine or alcohol
Mon 29 Nov 16:51
- Squally winds
Sun 28 Nov 18:25
- I spoke too soon!
Sat 27 Nov 12:48
- Getting into the routine
- Getting into the routine
Fri 26 Nov 11:29
- Our bananas are still green !
Thu 25 Nov 13:53
- Getting tropical
Wed 24 Nov 14:27
- We have wind …..and limited comms
Tue 23 Nov 15:00
- “Lonely - having to talk to each other ”
Sun 21 Nov 21:53
- Marie Antoinette by moonlight
- Marie Antoinette by moonlight
- Engine use
- RAVEN in the lead!!
- We are off
- ……..though we might have a stowaway!
- Departure pic
- Final preps
Fri 19 Nov 17:23
- Preparations continue
Wed 17 Nov 23:40
- Food delivery
- YB tracking
Sun 14 Nov 12:28
- Lots of bunting
Sat 13 Nov 08:38
- Tough life as a passenger!
Fri 12 Nov 14:14
- Ocean training session!
Thu 11 Nov 08:08
- Trip up North
Tue 9 Nov 19:00
- New crew!
Mon 8 Nov 12:41
- Pica Redondo
Sat 6 Nov 23:17
- Research yacht RAVEN - plankton , GOES & climate change etc
Fri 5 Nov 20:03
- 2 wheels on Mars
Wed 3 Nov 23:14
- The lights are back on
Tue 2 Nov 23:45
- The learning continues

Oct 2021

Sun 31 Oct 19:36
- No nasty photos, just a great hike!
Fri 29 Oct 20:04
- Holding Tank Episode 2 - Don’t watch if squeam ish!
Thu 28 Oct 22:21
- I am not the right shape to be a yacht plumber!
Mon 25 Oct 19:44
- Goggles photo contest
- Heading back to RAVEN
Sat 16 Oct 09:40
- Adios RAVEN - for a short while
Thu 14 Oct 23:02
- Whitefriars Sailability
Tue 12 Oct 11:20
- National Day in Spain
Mon 11 Oct 17:21
- Farewell to Leg 2 crew
Fri 8 Oct 15:37
- Arrived Lanzarote
Thu 7 Oct 18:56
Wed 6 Oct 17:35
- On passage Selvagem Grande to Lanzarote
Tue 5 Oct 10:05
- Selvagem Grande
Mon 4 Oct 17:30
- Going well
- Bye Bye Madeira Madeira
Sun 3 Oct 22:19
- Farewell Madeira
Sat 2 Oct 22:08
- Caption Competition
- Hiking in Madeira
Fri 1 Oct 16:59
- Exploring Madeira

Sep 2021

Thu 30 Sep 22:51
Wed 29 Sep 21:31
Tue 28 Sep 16:15
Mon 27 Sep 19:25
- Fish for supper
- Steady progress
Sun 26 Sep 17:33
- Supper on the go
- On our way!
Fri 24 Sep 11:53
Mon 20 Sep 08:51
- Windy marina
- Thank you Loulene
Fri 10 Sep 21:34
Sat 4 Sep 19:18
- Raven has wheels!
Fri 3 Sep 14:33
Wed 1 Sep 21:23

Aug 2021

Tue 31 Aug 22:39
Mon 30 Aug 20:09
Sun 29 Aug 18:21
Sat 28 Aug 21:16
Fri 27 Aug 17:53
Thu 26 Aug 18:31
Wed 25 Aug 17:05
- La Coruna
- Off the Spanish coast
Tue 24 Aug 10:25
- Tuesday in the Bay
Mon 23 Aug 14:01
Sun 22 Aug 10:03
Sat 21 Aug 22:09
Thu 19 Aug 16:36
- Nearly ready to go

Jul 2021

Thu 29 Jul 14:45
- The house is filling up, let alone the boat !
Tue 27 Jul 15:57
- From Hampen 51:52.94N 1:55.15W