Once out of Bay Sainte-Anne and le Marin, Martinique has amazing waters to take advantage of. Just north of the capital Fort-de-France are the clearest waters I've ever seen, even better than what I remember from the Bahamas almost a decade ago. Even in almost 80 feet of water, the bottom reef structure can be pretty easily made out. Along with the clear water are numerous dive sites, with thousands of fish of dozens of different breeds. As our hop up the island came to an eventual end at the north point of Martinique, we continued on toward Dominica. The end goal is to be in Guadeloupe well before family comes mid-month, so Dominica is simply a one-night stopover to split the sail into two, more manageable days. Worry not, as we'll be able to truly explore the island on our way back down in the end of January.

One last, slow sail and we've officially found ourselves in Les Saintes, Guadeloupe. A group of small islands south of the mainland with plenty of coast to explore and sail. Stay tuned for next week to find out how this compares to all of the Caribbean cruising we've done thus far.

Happy New Year!