First stop: Anse Mitan some 20 miles away from where we started. We left our berth in Le Marin so late yesterday that we felt like ducking into a convenient anchorage pretty close by for the night. Today was the first time since we arrived to Martinique that we slept to as late as 9 am. Every part of your body and mind gets fatigued by the movements of the boat and the natural exercises one are doing while sailing exhausts many of your muscles. This being the first time we sail and tack this much with our Caos for six weeks and the first time sailing in a long time makes you always very very sleepy. Sailing is a fantastic way of keeping your body in balance and I don't know of any exercise form which allows all of your muscles to work simultaneously in such an efficient way - and for many hours in a row.

We had some company on our way to the anchorage last night. A big pod with adults and small babies. Always a pleasure to get visited by the dancers of the sea. Today we'll be off again and as we've decided to take it easy for the next few days, we will be making a few stop here and there before we arrive to Guadeloupe. Maybe the volcanic city of St Pierre and perhaps we will also pay a visit to the rainforest in Dominica. Let's see.

So now when we're back on the sea again, remember that we won't be able to answer much emails and comments as when we were locked up on land like in the last couple of weeks. We are now back to how we love it - on the sea and closer in touch with the nature, far from Internet and communication with the rest of the world. Our satellite broadband serves us only for important weather reports, a blog post every now and then and also for possible emergencies.

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